You can charge for the cost of the screening and your time, but try to keep it reasonable and justifiable.I also recommend you develop a no-refund policy.

These two are keeping me from listing the property and putting tenants in there.

I definitely have some insight on what type of large markets to invest in that are metro in nature that attract not only business travel but also have multiple industries as to keep the overall investing strategy strong.

This is how you can keep the same system, same home layout, and just make a minor change to how the extra bedroom is filed with the cityAlthough not a pleasant surprise like you mentioned, luckily this is a very minor issue in reality and everything they're telling you is accurate.

@Matthew Spiers Point being.....If you do not have the paperwork trail that I keep asking about, you may not be obligated to pay him for the extra work at all......

I can't say if they'll beat that rate, but keeping it local has been good for me overall. 

One family member wants to move to get into better schools, but they don't want to give up their 4% rate and they're fine right now to continue to hold off, keep looking and wait for the next couple for years. 

Questions I have:- do I structure the deal where investors are paid out on an annual basis or keep them in as equity partners until we refi once the project is complete (3 to 5 years down the road)?  

Keep in mind the market for you is where you are looking to buy.

I will definitely keep you in my contacts.