It seems like offering this could be a good way to differentiate yourself, and command a higher rent - but the costs may outweigh this.One other concern I have is that, if I needed to use a property manager if I'm not in the area to self-manage, the management fees needed to get the place rented twice a year would really stack up.Appreciate any opinions/experiences people have with this kind of strategy.Thanks,Mike

But you want to differentiate yourself from a conventional financing offer too.Hard money is basically right in the middle of the two.

Is this different? I

This week, I did something different. I

I could probably fork out $9 if it were in cash, if it were $50 or something, that'd be different. I

I mean, even if the market is different I can imagine people here still invest in real estate, but maybe they follow different criteria, if the numbers I have been finding as examples for the states are true (I know if would also differ hugely from one state and city to another) why people rent at all. 

That said, If you find out something different I would be interested in learning more. 

They just want to be able to differentiate you from other companies.

I took a quick look at the all the calendars for all the listings, I didn't see any differentiation between "booked" or "unavailable" You can take a look here: http://bit.ly/1dFsALi, and see all the calendars in costal orange county.

In our house, we differentiate between wants & needs.