We pay 1.75 months of rent per new customer.Total                      $34,000                $53,000Once your location gets close to full occupancy for 2 or 3 years. 

if you're beginning conversations with agents, and they don't recommend that you sign this agreement before the close on a property, is that a good thing or a bad thing? 

Would you rather set it and forget it and not need to refi again or rather take advantage of low/no closing costs on this loan and plan to be more aggressive on your rate at the time of your refi?

Being close enough to hospitals and also the University is a good strategy, but would be happy to give you some more info on the local areas here.

Shiloh, the poster above, seems to find investors and I don’t think he has to offer a discount (most people trying to partner on a property are probably finding properties that are selling for close to retail and then they seek partners with whom to purchase the property and therefore don’t even have a chance at offering a discount since they don’t already own the property as I do).

Purchase price: $15,000 Cash invested: $25,000 Sub to deal - paid the seller and wholesaler $15,000 + $7500 closing costs to assume $84,000 mortgage with a monthly PITI of $575.

When you tell them they will only get paid when the loan closes, they will disappear.If required, the only money you should ever send to the lender is for a credit check.

No 1.75% funding fee so conventional loans typically have less closing costs.

...and the account is closed.

They're also happy to commit to whatever your closing date is and blow right through it.