"who cares the landlord will pay for it" does not necessarily mean "I'm going to charge your rich landlord an arm and a leg for a small service".

I can't believe brokers are charging for comps.

(the lender will have to pay for it in advance).Sometimes there is language in the note and security instrument that allows a lender to not only collect on any and all advances (such as taxes, insurance and legal fees) but also charge interest.

I'm wondering whether I should be pressing my PM more to get things moving faster.

I don’t know who in the world is in charge over there, but this sell sell sell tactic is killing their business (in my opinion).There was lots of talk of trying to help the little guys achieve bigger goals, but it comes across as unbelievable.

If they were unwilling, I would have inspected the property in detail, deducted any charges for repairs, done the repairs and returned the partial deposit.

Some surprises sometimes pop up in figuring this out.You can find a sample HUD1 document to get an idea of various line items that can be charged at settlement.

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I'd look up Marc since he is in your neck of the woods - he can probably get you going even faster than reading, and he seems to know locks rather well (read some of his posts on locks).

This reminds me of squatters in Dallas-http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/From-Eviction-to-Jail-135537188.htmlI'm not an attorney but maybe they can also be charged with burglary, or at least threaten to do so if they don't get the heck out.