13 September 2018 | 2 replies
You need to include a PM fee (10%) even if you self manage.
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29 December 2020 | 17 replies
This happened a while ago but I wanted to let people know how this turned out...My title company ended up handling most of it for me for a small fee.
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18 September 2018 | 11 replies
My husband and I found that checking outside our usual circle of family bankers and big name mortgage companies ended up saving a lot of money on fees and rates.
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14 September 2018 | 6 replies
I also need to find out what the best way is to go about collecting the payment online from the tenant, then direct depositing the amount after my fee into the owner's bank account.
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17 September 2018 | 7 replies
He said it could cost me more in leagal fees than it would save me in taxes.
14 September 2018 | 2 replies
The downside is that IF the collection agency actually collects money, they'll take 30 - 40% as their fee.
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13 September 2018 | 4 replies
Venmo allows you to use a bank account or debit card for free (they'd charge 3% fee if using a credit card).
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13 September 2018 | 1 reply
3rd party management companies are detached, and you may find your added rental income is eaten up in bogus charges and fees.
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14 September 2018 | 4 replies
Cash talks for me. 330$ available back with VA just have to pay 24k funding fee and new rate jumps to 4.7Apr
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26 September 2018 | 21 replies
Cleaning fee?