Originally posted by @Eric O.

Wanted to share a quick tip with you fellow BP'ers! Here's how I got the seller to go from "Nope that won't work for me. Sorry. Maybe we can do something in the future..."      to saying, "That's not bad, I'll definit...

The folks that pop on here and talk about doing well at it are universally local and self manage and for them they like it or tolerate it .. but its not investing its a J O B to be successful at it..

The PPMs are very boring and dry to read; however, I've learned so much w/o having to pay anyone a dime.Good luck with your Investing!

I so-o-o think not. 

However, this evaluation has also become more nebulous to differentiate as many are using interest only for first couple years, then a bridge loan, such as a 5 year total with a three year (I/O) and then several one year extensions (3+1+1) and possibly an interest rate cap. 

Originally posted by @Marvin O.

So is the C of O even entirely necessary?

And if you are at the point where you are selling so many properties that the 2-3% it costs you on the seller's agent side is a significant amount of money, go get licensed yourself and sell your own properties and stop paying anything (except for E&O insurance, staging and photography costs, MLS fees, gas, mileage, and all the other costs the agent is covering in that commission, of course).

Estates that are held in trusts do not o into probate, because the assets are owned by the trust and the trust entity survives the person.