Wayne, I have actually had agents just give me the code before, but I understand it is not ethical, maybe even illegal, for them to do so as what happens if you are injured on the property or leave a door unlocked and damage occurs as a result?

They will have to have an "Authorization To Show" allowing them to unlock a door.They will also need an agreement with the party they are showing the property to, an agent can't just take people off the street and say anything about a property without having an agency relationship.What you'll be asking is for an agent to do some leg work for a small flat fee and no hopes of earning a commission of a property they show.

I guess the question could be rephrased to say how do you unlock the value of your built up equity in a property and how do you assess the use of that in future deals?

Hint - sometimes, today included, when I view loopnet on my phone vs. on my computer, the locked properties show up unlocked.

Even if you have an LLC you need to be clear about who is offering to help the seller.If you mess up and leave the place unlocked, there is a fire, or there is an event related to mowing the law you need to know if you are covered.You could lease/option the property and agree to do the work as part of the deal.

We have acess to the cash to take down and complet 10 at a time 450KTHe local Bank has already loaned at 20 year AM 8.25 (prime+.5) for 6-% LTV cash out but only after tenant has made 2 rental PaymentsIt is a Revitalization type scenario..Friend has already completed 25 of these over the last year and only has 6 left in inventory.... but sales all but stoped in August and Septemberr.The banks are still looking at this as a Community Redevelopment Act money play so once fixed we can unlock our cash and then some....I will search for the 50% rule but find it HIGH for a direct Managed property that has been COMPLETELY rehabed... new wiring, new plumbing pipes new hotwater heater new heater....

If you got a 4S, be sure to turn on a security code and change the Siri setting to require the phone to be unlocked.

You can do the advertising yourself pretty easily, sounds like you just need someone to unlock the door and hand the prospective tenants some paperwork to fill out.

But it comes in handy more than you think,And, yes, the first time I saw him do it was the last time I left my dead bolt unlocked at home.

But the kicker is that they trashed the apartment, broke into the man's basement storage where he stored a lot of medical equipment, and left the door unlocked and open.