@Patrick SheaThank you for the valuable personal experience data that you shared!

Most of us who gather data and sell lists, sell the lists for less than you can gather it yourself for as we spread the costs across multiple customers.

You as the landlord have to ensure that the move out process is orderly (hire a moving company, etc.).

From the private lenders perspective, I was thinking they'd want to ensure a 15% (15 month term at 1% per month) return whether I paid the loan off early or not.

Where are you getting your data from/what Mibor reports are you running.

That being said, FOR ME a good deal starts with one where we can apply the necesary strategies to ensure the preservation of our investors capital.

What type of contract and fee structure would be considered “fair” for both myself and the investor, to ensure I am paid for all of the “pre-work”, i.e. property analysis, and what fee/commission should I charge if/when the deal is closed?

What type of contract and fee structure would be considered “fair” for both myself and the investor, to ensure I am paid for all of the “pre-work”, i.e. property analysis, and what fee/commission should I charge if/when the deal is closed?

I could HI Kevin,This transition that you're asking about above is extremely important to transition smoothly and plan for because it will ensure your subsequent VA use for additonal purchases.Once the current property is refinanced with a non VA loan this will free up your entitlement for additional use.The max conv limit in Ventura county Ca is 672,750 and the max loan limits for a high balance loan can go up to 95%.So what this means is theoretically you could refinance up to 672,750 loan amount with an appraisal as low as 708,158 dollars or higher before your loan is subject to jumbo/non conventional guidelines (much tougher to qualify for and has lower LTV's).The VA loan has some key features that other loans dont have:- a trade off of no monthly PMI but the upfront PMI is huge, equivalent to 2.15 - 3.30 Points (borderline hard money points).

That is very hard with off market deals, because the information about the property is often times hard to get - there is no data sheet about the property - and you are operating in a legally less regulated space.