Everything goes through the closing attorney, who prepares a Note and Deed of Trust between my LLC and the PML that spells out all the terms and secures the lenders interest in the property.

Take this amount out of her security deposit.If the new tenant is moving in the on the 1st, your previous tenant no longer owes you any rent for March (assuming the new lease is  starting March 1).Gail

We also do our wires in person at the bank.. so we check them then have the bank double check.. that gives us some security.

You can always try to raise the money from investors and pay them back when you secure bank financing.What does proved attractively mean?

If you ever set up a website where you take your own secure payments, etc and are sure that no dispute will arise with guests, insurance, security deposits (which you have to hold in escrow accounts technically)... go for it.

Their brokerage might not allow or have E & O Insurance for completing BPO's.Many appraisers also do BPO's but likely these days with so many regular home sales paying 400 to 500 a pop for appraisals likely do not do as many anymore.The cost offered to complete the BPO, timeline to complete (days,weeks), location (rural, suburban, urban core), Exterior or Interior BPO, whether map photos or drive by photos are required,etc.I do not think a broker/agent would want to complete a BPO for an unknown person as there is no surety of getting paid for the time invested.

Graduate students, it depends on the students - some of them have regular jobs while they're getting their further degree.

(I have heard of FHA; regular mortgage with 20% down, regular mortgage with less than 20% down; Home Possible loans by Freddie Mac; HomePath loans by Fanny Mae...)

We painted exterior/interior, installed Stainless Steel Appliances, New kitchen/bathroom/light/door fixtures, crown Molding and Kitchen Backsplash.ExteriorNew Exterior paint, carpentry/masonry repairs, new community/gym room, New landscaping, driveway fixes, plumbing leaks repairs, new pool resurfacing, new roofs where needed, water heater replacements, new water softeners and security systems.Property ManagementUpon takeover, the property occupancy dropped from 89% to 77% within 2 months.

The reason why prices are not “volatile” is because real estate is not marked-to-market every second of every day like public market securities.