In addition, we're forced to pay ~1k/ month to help pay for the CAM upgrade fees. 

I have already learned a lot from this site and am looking forward to being part of this community! 

Know this - kickbacks and other forms of paying for referrals is illegal for lenders, but many realtors and lenders skirt this in gray areas like a lender sharing marketing costs with realtors and in other ways.

@Keith CuddebackIn addition to the methods already mentioned for finding the outstanding loan balance of the primary mortgage, you'll also likely want to determine if there are any other loans/liens attached to the property that the seller will need to cover/pay off before they could transfer title to you.

@James McGovern I don’t anticipate the new ruling changing what I pay in commission.

Travel nurses on furnished finder are wanting to pay way less. your dealing with individuals. who want to pocket as much money as possible and rightly so.The goal with MTR is to connect to companies who pay for the nurses and also set up the housing for the nurses (the companies pay more) than the individual nurses want to. 

The problem Im facing is that my job doesn't pay much.

Welcome to the site @Alyssa Henderson!

Doubt I want a HELOC because I can't pay it back right away -plus I technically don't qualify.

I thought I was getting an amazing deal but what I'm ending up with is; essentially locked into closing on house where everyone expected the current tenant to leave cooperatively however, he is now planning to stay indefinitely without paying rent until getting evicted.