Hey @Samantha Klein, haven't had this become a large enough issue to warrant the cost as a part of turnover.

My husband says it is all states plus territories, like Puerto Rica, where we stayed in a 16 bed beautiful home that was totally not built to code.

That first deal was the equivalent of every training I could ever take and more, and not only did it not cost a dime, but I actually made money.For anyone who has the motivation, intelligence and discipline to spend a few months reading everything they can get their hands on, talking to other investors, attending REIA meetings, etc, there is absolutely no reason why they should be putting any substantial amount of money at risk doing their first deal.Especially if you're doing wholesaling or sub2, in which case, you should be able to attempt your first deal with nothing but a few bucks for marketing.Of course, gurus want you to believe that if you don't take their courses, you're doomed to lose tens of thousands of dollars, so the $10K you spend on the course is money well spent.Well, if you want to believe that BS, feel free.

@Costa DeirSeller:massive reduction in tax hit when sellingreceives 6.5% interest rate for 30 years without any workworst case scenario, I default --> he gets back property with my down payment and payments and can re-sellnice check every month ($1,513 in my case)can sell with no closing costs, agent fees, or lawyer fees (I covered these as our agreement)Buyer:no rules for down payment - for me, I'm only putting down like 8% on a multi family buy and holdI get a cash flowing property with only $20k out of my pocketno PMI if less than 20% down payment (this is huge help to cash flow)**it may not count towards mortgage limit through the eyes of a lender**  --> not sure about this, I'll need to do some research to confirm.

Same day ACH cost a bit more but definitely not 1.99%.

Assuming Costa Hawkins holds up a while longer, they provide the greatest control over your property when renting it whole or selling.

Sometime property management charge you more and do things that cost a lot of money I have experience to deal with people and be customer service because that’s my job I’m a project manager at remodeling for years.. 

But if young parents were running a humidifier related to an illness, which caused knock-on effects that affected the HVAC, and it cost a service call fee? 

I have no problems eating the cost, as that is a part of the business, but I definitely will be changing how I go about this in the future.

In Costa Rica it is 6 MONTHS.