We typically get the call in my county near the end of the business day that we have confirmation of recording and escrow has closed.

I have been investing in the city and in the surrounding area for several years and I typically get returns better than the general 1% & 2% that I see people mention in regards to residential property in these forums.

When we looked at the house, her apartment stunk, but when I did the walk through before closing it seemed fine, so maybe one of the dogs had an accident and it wasn't typical.

Typically real estate agents are completely doofs to investing and what makes a good investment.

Ask for average rents in the area, how long it typically takes to rent units, quality of renters, etc.

The idea behind going with hard money is:Advantage at purchase - your offer is almost as good as cash, since the HML can close in a couple of weeks typically and underwriting is streamlined and much easier.

I was about to suggest this feature until I found it.

I'm not your typical investor, I don't go in to make killings.

Here we go with questions. 1) Would you typically put in a due diligence clause here just like you might when buying a property from a bank?

Typically there are no desk fees, but there are fees for the website, mls, e & o insurance and small admin fee.