A private lender may or may not require you to come up with a percentage of the cash for the deal -- 20% of the purchase price plus rehab costs is pretty typical.

The REO listing agent depends on volume (quantity) of transactions, because the listing side on REO does not pay out the big commission percentages.

Well, I would hope the monthly rent would be quite a bit less than 20% of the median purchase price - after all, BP is known for espousing the 2% rule, which is a factor of ten distinguishing these two percentages ...

Or, should I include a percentage of the mortgage amount toward House B?

Once you find the deal, try to work out a partnership with the investor so that instead of flipping the property to them, you will be able to keep a small percentage like 5 or 10%.I know the percentage don't sound like a lot of money but the experience that you will get will be priceless.

No, that's not a fair percentage.

Is there a minimum percentage that you might think lenders (private) would want me to put in?

So, the fraction of your income subject to UDFI actually goes up over time.4) If you pay cash, you have to really have to have a screaming deal to make a good percentage return.Generally, you can do better with some sort of lending.

Rents below $500 need a much higher percentage than 2%, and rents above $500 allow for a lower percentage than 2%.In the end, the 50% rule works across all rent amounts for a quick evalaution on whether to do a more detailed analysis on the property.

Then, divide their contribution into the total value and that's the percentage they own.