I have a good amount of investment capital to cover down payments on 2-3 more duplexes.

I live in one half and the other half covers my mortgage, plus.

I liked a common piece of advice regarding being clear about the rental qualification process, requirements, and fees up front, and frequently.Based on that reading, I drafted the following as a cover page to the application itself.

Since you brought this up, I think I'm going to work out a process for handling this - maybe create a change of move-in date form with an applicable service fee to cover additional admistrative costs.

I'd begin with the broker, see what bases need to be covered and then approach an attorney, might make his job easier and cheaper for you.

Davis pointed out needed to mark them up to cover this expense.

That 5k would cover a down payment but where are you going to get the money to rehab or carrying costs you need for all the months it doesn't sell.Whoever said "no matter what the house will eventually get sold getting a big return but it could take anywhere between 1 month, 6 months, to years." is incorrect.

They are pretty good and I am not sure I would recommend one course over another since I believe they all have to teach the same topics which might be covered in the exam.

I have also been looking for a topic like this.When 3 members are involved, does anyone have experience in how much capital should be raised initially to cover purchases & holding costs?

The value of the Section 8 voucher counts towards our income requirements, so does the value of food stamps and other non-monetary benefits that aid in covering the cost of food, shelter, clothing, transportation, medical care.About the tenant who was struggling with paying the $25 or just paying it late...