My initial thought was $5,000 but is this enough?

It's in conjunction with the government so likely .gov.Additionally it usually charges a small fee to search and certify.

I believe they charge first months rent, but market and do background checks on the potential tenants.

If my cost are higher because of the large initial land purchase, than the comps/ or appraisal.

Mehran Kamari I initially was thinking Phoenix, but am now leaning towards Texas.

Find out too, what compensation the negotiator is charging, as some structure it so the buyer has to pay this fee.

I like the advice to team up with someone to help you thru the initial period.

He has more experience with rentals so I decided to let him take the lead but now he is wanting to charge me a 37.5% of the rent to find the tenants and 5% a month.

Margin space at the top and bottom, sides, font size = pages to be filed with many standard documents = $$$$$$$ Filing feesWhile it does standardize documents, many attorneys may have charges per page = $$$$$Need a copy of filed documents from the Recorder= $$$$$Fees to be charged are often regulated by statute at the state level and is in some places seen as a taxing issue, so they can manipulate an increase by requiring the number of pages to present a deed or assignment for example.

They might still charge PMI but I believe you can get it removed (and therefore, your monthly mortgage payment reduced) after you have paid it for a certain period of time or if the property appreciates enough to have 20% equity (whereas FHA financing does not allow PMI to be removed).