We have good credit (by any standard) and a decent bank account (by college standards) but not enough to put down the standard 15-25% most HML and private lenders prefer.

I borrowed the loan through a small bank after showing them the cashflow numbers.

Screening is very fast and complete - I can elect to accept CC and set the convenience fee (I do charge a tad above costs), and I find its pretty easy to reconcile a tenants payment via "serial number" or transaction ID reported to the bank with both Rentec accounting AND quickbooks - albeit Quickbooks is still manual for me (you can export from Rentec to Quickbooks via CSV... havent got that far along yet.We literally just completed several rehabs (meaning LOTS of expense), so seeing rents come in quickly and accurately is a relief for a change!

I’ve really enjoyed Cozy, but am now left wondering how much longer this service will remain “free”....

1. most banks/ credit unions are telling me I have to wait a minimum of 6 months after closing before I can get a cash out refi..

And I'm in Pennsylvania, not Louisiana.The tenant has a legal right to "quiet enjoyment" of the property.

I have bought REO property--ones that are already foreclosed by the bank off auction.com.  

I noticed that a number of these had banks or mortgage companies listed as interested parties.

@Aditya MainiI think a mortgage bank would be your partner in the deal and underwrite it independently.

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