Let's cut their contract rent way below market rate... but only after making them suffer through our inspection!

The way I see it they're still going to want to cut the deal with you as they're getting more than they would if you had an agent.

I remember hearing a podcast, 12 I believe, where a lady stated that she always provides her investor with at least 70% ARV (not sure on the percentage), even if it cut into her profit.

The trick is to use a pair of side cutting pliers to pinch/cut the end so you get a nice small hole.

So the structural integrity of the concrete and steel isn't in question, just whether or not placing it that way in somehow undermines it.

Cutting out the middle man is a great way to expedite the process of submitting offers...

Basically, they are asking you to take a pay cut.

The manager that handles the bulk of my portfolio gave me a discount from 10% to 8% once she started managing more than 5 units for me, cutting that cost by 20% for doing business in bulk.Hope that helps, best of luck.Jesse Waters 

Ask the best way at the recorder of deeds office to reduce those costs, but the liens must be perfected on each legal description.Insurance agent can go with an umbrella, call them.Call the title company and get a bid, they should be cutting you slack on some aspects, not charging the standard settlement fee 16 times, there is one settlement that has 16 times the work involved.From this information you'll get an idea of which way to proceed, 16 notes or one note.If one "blanket note" you need release fees for each property in the event you ever sell one property you don't have a huge note to pay off.

Expensive yes, but the foundation companies say a big culprit is the lack of steel in the foundation (older homes), often followed by beam size and other environmental factors.