Checking: collect all income here, then use it to pay bills.

If some landlords are requiring them to pay application fees before they even know they want a rental versus ones that don't which do you think they will choose.

Don't pay ANYONE or any company a dime outside of an appraisal until the deal funds.

Purchase price: $230,000 Cash invested: $283,550 Sale price: $283,500 Purchased off market. $25,000 Rehab. $20,000 profit after realtor commission.

The law states:"a landlord may require a prospective tenant to pay the landlord’s actual cost, up to $25"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/704.085(1... states that the most a tenant may pay in Wisconsin is $25. 

Always ask, and don’t be swayed by a sales pitch suggesting that the distinction doesn’t matter—it absolutely does.

If they don't pay willingly, what are my options? 

Simply covering the mask as sales pushers. 

I never got the consultation, but was politely told my portfolio is probably too small to pay their annual fees (starts at $2500 and goes up).

Purchase price: $540,000 Cash invested: $108,000 Sale price: $540,000 My client bought a condo in Lincoln park.