They required a non-refundable $10,000 upfront deposit as a "loan commitment fee".

I was wondering if a Landlord can change from free laundry (Washer and dryer) to coin-op midlease if the his free commitment was not signed upon in the lease?

Anyway recently I decided to stop delaying and to commit to becoming an RE investor.

Find someone that could benefit from your energy and commitment. 

Depending on your schedule (some RN's work nights) you'd want to commit some number of hours per week to the process.

Well because I could not commit to acquiring my first property with the remaining time in the year, I’ve committed to analyzing 2 deals a day to post on the forums here.It will allow me to gain knowledge and advice from experienced investors and also give other investors like myself (or soon to be investors I guess) an opportunity to contribute as well.Even if they haven’t done any deals, they may know how to avoid common mistakes while analyzing that they’ve learned since they’ve started on their path to REI.I know it may not be much, but I’m really hoping that others in my position feel inspired to contribute more than the normal “Hi I’m a new investor looking to learn from everyone here on the site” and those more experienced are still willing to share their experiences.Thanks everyone.With that being said:Property #12-unit Property in Queens, NYEach unit is a 2br/1baAnticipated gross rents: $3.8k/moOperating expenses (per month):- Vacancy: $190- Repairs/Maintenance: $35- Taxes: $300- Insurance: $133.33- Property Management: $190 (did this at 5% of gross rents because I can manage the property myself but I’d like to set aside a portion in case it makes sense to transition to management).

Familiarize yourself with the process first and then determine if you're available to that commitment.

I've spent seven hundred hours on my personal real estate projects this year...there is no way I'd commit that kind of time if I wasn't making a profit.

I did not back out of the deal because I wasn't committed to it, the numbers just didn't work out for me.

Then I would ask for a copy of the title commitment from company #2 to see if the issue was properly addressed or just ignored.