According to them, it is standard practice to quitclaim the property back to the name of the individual to get financing, and then put it back into the LLC or other structure.

I understand now it's a seller's market and the cost is rising, but still, is this a common practice? 

So the reason you choose to pay the lienable items yourself and back-bill the tenants so that you can be in control or any other more practical reason i am not aware?

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Flying/driving to other markets, then,is practically out of the question!

Sand might be the right consistency to remove what you need without damaging the property but I would do some additional research online to make sure you don't need to use walnut shells or the likes to prevent damage.

@Oscar Leon I can only see this as practical if you were pulling money out and keeping PMI off.

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I was able to retire a great corporate job after wholesaling consistently for 5 months. 90% of what wholesaling is, is building a deal pipeline. 

I work on television with a union on a long running series that consistently earns me gross 150-190K per yr (union overtime etc affects the annual drift).