I'm so accustomed to paying these commission fees without questions as it's the norm.

Make them pay the full deposit and first month's rent (proves they can afford it) then give them the reduction the second month.4.

We used the money to pay her car note off and did our primary home remodeling so now she's happy and on board for future deals.

Hello everyone,My name is Nikhil, and I am a new real estate investor currently focusing on the West Michigan market.

I would first focus on your budget and work from there.

Our interests are currently more focused on short term rentals, but we are also interested in many other aspects of real estate investing and looking to make a start.

I have 4 local STRs but pay a PM so my return is not significantly better than LTR.  

Does this mean, I am not able to refinance to a lower rate in the future until 5 years or I would have to pay a penalty if I were to do it earlier than 5 years.Thank You,

What is the information I should focus on when comparing companies like Horizon Trust and Equity Trust for Roth? 

You can search for members and see the agents (alongside everyone else) in Seattle but the only way to show up on a list of agents is to pay Bigger Pockets for advertising (currently $2,000 / 25 leads here in Seattle).