The bank will most likely Not pay the amount the association is looking for as a settlement.  

Does anyone have any experience with 'Next Gen REI Club' on meetup.com, the Landlord Association of the Inland Northwest or BiggerPockets meetup?  

We'd like to encourage you to check out the Knoxville Real Estate Investor's Association Meeting tonight.

If you really want to get rolling, get to some of the local Real Estate Investor Associations or REIAs.

Homeowners Association Fees (HOA).

Network thru a real estate investment association, like SJREIA, which meets around the corner from you monthly with a bunch of sub group meetings...there's even a new investors group.4.

of course they are marking it up, do you think it is free for them to:take the tenant callevaluate the complaint and troubleshootlocate, train and properly vet a vendorcoordinate that work order with the vetted vendor and tenant (4+ phone calls minimum)follow up on its completion with before and after pictures and archive that data.process the vendor invoice and pay the vendor.account for the money and handle all the backend accounting.stand behind the work that was done and warranty it.and take the liability and risk associated with the maintenance call in the first place?

I mean what are the REAL costs associated with a particular rehab.

QL closing costs are extremely high and when I requested a breakdown of their $20k estimate, the sales associate told me that he cannot send me the breakdown until there is an accepted offer.

Another resource is Rod Khleif's book, How to Create Lifetime Cash Flow Through MultiFamily Properties, and his associated podcast.