Almost all the posts from agents boil down to the agent agreeing a commission that is close to the normal commission if you just listed it rather than wholesaled the property.Note also that some MLS local boards have clear policies about your ability to take a listing and not immediately put it on the MLS.

And this is in TX where you can figure 3% for property tax and another 3/4% for a Fire and EC policy.

You might talk to your closer on this to see what their policy would be.

6.get a seperate policy and pay additional to your sellers insurance if theirs in escrowed in the monthly payment or get a (POA) and call the existing ins co and have your name added to the policy.7.get charge of address notices to the mortgage co stating that the seller has given you authorization to manage their account and that all correspondences must go to you and/or your company.Hope this helps.....

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If they have no policy then the RE investor can create reports but that is not the same as getting to the real data.

As a tenant, I would do all I can to protect MY property and enforce the rules - I put them there for a reason (legal, safety, etc.).

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I was at a RE seminar, they said the best strategy is don't have your name on none of the property's.In order to not get sued,and nor having getting tax like no other by the govt.They stated file your business as a coporation to take advantage of the tax ductions.Then Form a "Family Liability Partnership",and you make your coporation as a partner.To keep yourself seperated from such law suits,and such.Also do this chairaty thing,in order to not get capital gain tax.Another thing I'm asking is before you buy any property for a rental investment.What's your margin of safety strategy you use on all property's that will give you indicators to buy the property or not?

The title company will do a title search to make sure that the title is clear to the best of their knowledge and then they will give an insurance policy which will guarantee that the title is good.