I sent $650 for the Appraisal/inspection and told him that the Underwriting/Disclosure Cost would be paid at closing.

But I have never had to do that with a motivated seller.If you do a ST deal, make sure that you have a good Disclosure letter to protect your assets.

Full disclosure - and Robert will back me on this - I am on the phone constantly.

For houses built before 1978, there is Federal law that requires certain disclosures for lead based paint; and in some areas I know that there are local rules on lead based paint that must be followed (Philadelphia for example has its own additional lead based paint disclosure requirements).

Full disclosure: My company is the seller of the property Stan is considering so in this post I will do my absolute best to speak in generalities as a form of sharing knowledge and I will do my absolute best to avoid sounding like a commercial.Real estate brings different benefits to each investor.

BiggerPockets actually has an entire book devoted to estimating rehab costs, which contains all the spreadsheets I use:http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookFull Disclosure: I am the author of the book.

The only disclosure a bank should really make you sign is one that clearly states "We are not here to help you make money.

Full disclosure.

So in restrictive non-disclosure states, sometimes the only way to get data on past sales prices, type, financing etc is via the MLS. 

They could re-rent the unit for $50 per month, or something obscenely low like that, in which case they'd only owe .88($50/mo)(6 months) = $264.Disclosure: I hate "Turnkey" providers, and I believe it is a flawed concept.