Thanks for your input, It gave me some good thinking to do, even though I may not have expressed it here.Thanks!

By extension, the escrow accounts in some places to deal with any POS items are also wiped out.On top of that, using the same rational, annual / new tenant rental inspections could also be deemed a violation of ownership rights.The counter argument that could be made is 'public safety' and so a balancing of conflicting rights.Any lawyers care to express a thought?

What is accurate will be a highly regional question, I'd suggest chatting with a lender local to where you are buying.The reason expressing it as a % is never accurate is because the closing costs do not scale up and down in a linear fashion with purchase price.

It appears as if I can cherry pick the deals that have the most room in them provided I can negotiate the sale from the bank with the goal here of purchasing properties that have an ARV of >200K because they're easier to move quickly.Now I've mentioned this situation to a few people that I know who are real estate investors, and these people have all expressed interest in purchasing some of these properties.  

And before I go further, sincerley, thank you for your service to our country.As I expressed on the call, I may not agree with the way you described each of the instances in your post after reveiwing our notes, emails and phone logs, but I fully empathize with the frustration you were feeling.  

I prefer to use Rentometer since it can be free (the Rentometer Express App) or with a subscription you can pull detailed rental comp reports.

Also, we hope to use property Management to source most of our leads: we’ll likely be the first ones a worn out landlord will talk to and express the thought of selling.

A term including lawyers, title companies and others in this field will magically materialize once you find a great deal.The best thing that happen to me when I started in this business is I had NO money - No credit and No knowledge investing in real estate  ----- as a result I had to to depend on creative financing - I would ---use cash partnersfinancing companies (they love to finance things that don't have wheelsdelayed settlementhybrid offersoptionsassignmentspossession agreementssubject to existing mortgagesseller refi for take over Any other ways to get my big toe in the door to potential cash flow.My opinion BANKS - MORTGAGE BROKERS/BANKERS - and Hard Money Lenders are not investor friendly and some are predators looking to suck the bucks from your profit and the spirit from your sole.If I offended any of the above - well I have the lumps and negative experience now and right to express my opinion!

Kinda like the stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.2) Once you find the (real) investors, ask what's working now.  

A lot of guys use Real Estate express.