Cash>Check>ACH>Credit card.Credit card: Disputable up to 90 days by the click of a button with minimal verification relative to the other methodsACH: Disputable up to 60 days by informing the bank in writing (and with a higher level of verification by the bank)Check: Disputable up to 30 days after the customer’s bank statement is issued and requires the customer to prove fraud or identity theftCash: is king - however the chances of getting your tenants to send you cash every month is nil The goal of any investment is to reduce risk (or be duly compensated for accepting additional risk).

Banks are too "big box"  to be a source and mortgage brokers receive little to nothing in  compensation for originating  HELOCS.

Just incorporate the agent's compensation into the offer. 

Or offered us some sort of compensation.

According to their website, they only compensate for up to 4 rooms for section 8 in the area.

I will certainly over compensate when doing my cash flow calculations, regardless vacancys and rehab after each lease.

Go to them and explain that their negligence has cost you $XXX and you expect compensation.

Again, other might feel differently here.b) Skin in the game: as a conservative investor, I understand that the dirty secret of industries that the waterfall compensation is in the line with me and incentivizes sponsors to take more risk.

But definitely get some non biased advice from a experienced investor (that won't be compensated if you buy) before you buy.

This is more favorable to GPs and less so to LPs.Placement Fee: A fee charged by the fund manager to compensate brokers or placement agents for securing capital commitments from investors.