But then again if your using a mortgage to leverage your return you could get very close to 30-40% even after expenses where i'm at but again this is on a small scale and lower end RE SFH or plexes.

Hello, BP - Could any experienced investors speak on the ability, or availability, of using a private loan to assist in the down payment on a conventional loan?

I've read a few articles describing the benefit of using a 3rd party like "cozy.com" to collect rents from tenants...one benefit being my routing and account number aren't given to tenants for direct deposit which can evidently lead to issues down the road...however, the main benefit being that a tenant can stall an eviction by direct depositing a portion of the rent owed into my account, thereby, nullifying the eviction process and having to start over since I "accepted" partial payment. 

We are using a conventional loan to cover 80% of the deal.

TOPIC: Property Management - self managing vs. using a property manager.

Skip tracing is using a database usually accessed by a private investigator to find some ones location.  

@Jonathan Meyers one of the strategies of using a private lender for long term holds is where you buy gently loved (beat up) homes and renovate them.

Many Realtors will suggest purchasing a property using a FHA Loan, to reduce your out of pocket money.

Make sure they know they are responsible for using a licensed electrician, and you want to see the paperwork before they get started or it voids the lease option.

You should be using a real number based on the property, but for early evaluation purposes, I use 7-12% for multi-family properties, based on initial condition.