I have heard that it is common practice that private money lenders collect a monthly fee thru various methods, I'm trying to determine what those methods are.   

Make sure you know the impact that adding an ADU will have on any rent control. 12) investors seldom include the land value in the overall ADU costs.

These methods involve securing financing, identifying suitable properties, and overseeing renovations.

The only two ways to rectify this are (1) purchase the property far below market price or (2) significantly increase the property net income usually through some method of “repositioning”. 

Many would suggest against RE investing using retirement money but if you go into low risk opportunities it can be a powerful diversification method.

It will be very difficult to cash flow in Austin using traditional LTR methods unless you put down a huge down payment.

I feel direct mail is another great method.

I am trying to get a hard money loan to start with the BRRR method.

Make sure you know the impact that adding an ADU will have on any rent control. 12) investors seldom include the land value in the overall ADU costs.

Cash for keys is definitely the best way to get people out in the day when I was very active at court houses steps cash for keys was by far the best way to get folks to move and bad tenants in a state with bad eviction laws to me would be the preferred method. you simply pay them when they are leaving the house not before.. that works fine and you give them more than 1k .. you make it worth their while..