I had followed the suggestion of writing a letter of appeal stating what I had done.

The standard payment (when one is made) is about $3000, but I've seen sellers on my deals get up to $20,000 and have heard about them getting up to $40,000.There is nothing you can do to impact the bank's decision of whether to provide this incentive, and you generally only know it the lender will be giving money to the seller once the bank issues an approval letter, which will contain all the terms of the sale approval.As for the buyer giving the seller money, I've never seen that allowed, but if the bank will allow it (make sure it's in writing!)

Fast forward to this year, now I have 4 rental homes, 3 aquired this year, so I have a ton of expsense etc to write off.

It looks like whatever software they use to pay themselves from the business (since she is "president" and he is "manager") is clearly *really* cheap and primitive.

The borrower then can write checks to draw on the line.

Nobody writes checks anymore.

When you write your offer, always make is subject to a satisfactory home inspection.

I write a date, and, if there are multiple applications on the same day, time.

I don't know if this helps anyone but an article I came across recently that is kind of related in making or asking for capital for loans.http://blog.nreionline.com/nrei-writes/2012/09/14/jobs-act-bonanza-for-real-estate-syndicators-and-condo-sponsors/

I would have you go down to the permit office and it should have something in writing on who is the party to take care of the water upgrade to the street.