I had to cut off the 16% down to 12% to make it fit.

As a buyers agent, they can set you up in the system to receive all the homes on the RMLS that fit your criteria.

Hello All Landlords/PM's, What tenant screening program do you guys use?

I've been analyzing some deals and the possibility of using Homepath financing.I know and have looked up the basics of the Homepath program but wanted to hear from BP nation your experiences and thoughts.Also, has anyone been successful in getting the asking price down significantly or is negotiation limited because these properties are government owned?

I guess my situation could be worse, but I have a great multifamily under contract which very conservatively needs about $20k worth of work to be 'nicely' fixed up- new stucco, paint, carpet, updating bathrooms and kitchens, etc.The problem is I already have an FHA loan, and won't qualify for the ideal FHA 203k program.

So there is a flaw in the search program.

Several are part of due diligence studies I am working on right now for clients looking to get points reductions through Texas Department of Housing financing programs for low income apartment housing construction.

Depending on the chain they have a selected broker handling their growth and searches for them.The restaurant also has a builder that does spec work for them.Not all restaurants have free standing and some only have in line models.You have to see what the product mix is for the area.Example if 20 pizza places are in a 2 mile radius the saturation rate might be to high for a particular restaurant.They look at demographics,price for the land,required easements,traffic flow for time of day whether they are mainly a lunch driven business or dinner.Shape of the parcel for architectural work,flow,and what model of restaurant they can build there.Example a franchise has 3 size models.Data for the area suggest the biggest model.Your parcel would only fit their smallest building.In that case they might see about buying another parcel to increase size or find another location.Chain restaurants usually lease the space so they can free up capital to keep growing locations and their brand.

It has become much easier since I acquired this Dragon speaking program that allows me to speak the words instead of having to type them!

Hey Rob, have you ever used any program before to compare to?