On a daily basis I get questions from investors/property owners about the rental rate for their rental property.

Here's a short treatise by a title insurer:A deed in lieu of foreclosure is a deed given by the owner of mortgaged property to the holder of the mortgage or its designee where the mortgage is in default and foreclosure is a possibility.

Mortgage Interest Deductions: Are there any limitations on how much mortgage interest I can deduct for my rental properties?

You don’t need a mortgage company since you are never buying and closing on a property in your name.

Weekend work is emergency only and it gets billed out at double our rate . 

I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank. 15% down from personal funds. 85% down from community commercial bank. 3yr balloon, 20yr amortization, 7% interest rate.

Namely, that if a tenant (in this case accompanied by a whole family) ends up stop paying rent and I would be on the hook for both covering the mortgage and dealing with open ended legal costs and time.

Pay the mortgage.

Is it the last rental rate you charged, or is it the going rate in the area + 10%? 

Typically this means they will take longer to close, may not have all the information for the companies they work with, and most hard money brokers get their money by taking an existing product and adding extra points to pay their fee.What is your investor success rate?