I've been asked if I'd be interested in setting up a small LP/LLC so other real estate investors could pool money together and invest together in a couple rental properties.

I like to think of each marketing technique as a line in the water, and constantly be looking for ways to get more lines in the water because it all adds up.  

SFR with Metro Water Services are $20-40 per month (bigger houses than this I realize), but I would think it might be more for 14 units than what is shown there.  

According to MA General Laws, there is a section about submetering water/sewer but it does not address natural gas.

Many hedge funds are purchasing pools of non-performing and performing notes, often again by the millions in bulk portfolios. 

I'm thinking about getting involved in real estate investing. I've been working as an engineer for the past 20 years and have built up about $325K in my 401K but I hate the idea of building this up until I retire and ...

I want to jump start this and start dealing with small pools of three to ten NPNs.  

Do you know of anyone offering investment oportunities in tax lien pools?

I can see how a high application fee can be perceived as a waste of money to applicants if the property manager accepts multiple applications and would simply provide additional income to the property manager or Realtor handling the transaction.In an ideal world, you would want to have all of the information for all applicants immediately and at little or no cost to the applicant in order to have the largest pool of applicants to choose from.To do this, I usually will just check public records and also for proof of income.  

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