Looking for anyone with experience with short term rentals in this market.I'm considering starting out small with a 1 bed 1 bath condo that will have a small mortgage + HOA fees.  

I was recently asked if an assignment fee can be paid outside of a closing, where as the contract assignment would show assignment fee of $0,  but a separate contract between wholesaler and buyer existed on the side labeled a "finder's fee".

I noticed the assignment contracts only have information about the wholesale fee not the price for the property.

Know your resale value before you step into any purchase and make sure it will cover your expenses - including realtor fees, property transfer taxes, etc if you'll be selling it in a year or two - and then include the profit you intend to make too.I'd also encourage you to research mortgages from an investor's point of view. 

Let me work out something direct, and I’ll pay a % of the deal as a finders fee.

You can also try to negotiate one or two extension options in the loan (you will typcially have to pay an extension fee and meet certain requirements to be able to exercise the option)

Most of them don't charge a yearly fee.

@Andrew Caldieraro I would find a PM and Attorney first so you can underwrite the PM fees more accurately.  

I have heard of companies that want to post signs and they go to a landowner and ask if they can pay them a small monthly fee to post on their property.

For those of you who own properties in HOA's, has anyone had experience with a "lease maintenance fee" imposed by the HOA?