I suppose you could write a contract including the agent's fees, if the numbers still make sense.        

@NickFeliciano... working on prospects in NW Indiana... including cities you may be interested in.

The owner basically wont do it unless i help him find a place to move to over in Red oak.

I found and edited a checklist for our walk through tonight, so I can make sure I see any red flags in advance.

In particular, I'm curious about what to look for as a first-time home buyer with an eye on investing (specifically if you live in California) and out-of-state investing advice including how to research and what to look for when prospecting a state/county/neighborhood you know nothing about?   

He is willing to include the LLCs if it helps or leave out the LLCs if it hurts a deal.I am looking for ideas as to how I can pull off this type of deal. 

Hi,I have been dealing with very distressed properties in my last two rehabs (including dealing with mold all over the house, replacing floors and roofs.If you can post some pictures it might be helpful for everyone to give their opinion and i believe we have some more experts here.if you dont want to post them publicly you can send them to me and i will try to assist.feel free to contact me.Jonathan 

@Thomas ClarkA ton of ways to fail but here are some:1) Bad landlording including not screening tenants right, letting them do things you shouldn't have etc. vacancies, evictions and/or tenant damage can kill.

Can a tenants in common agreement include an arrangement that would allow me to buy "shares" of ownership over time?

Of course banks were closed but they could have paid Saturday or any number of other days the bank was open.So I email them and ask that if they have paid to disregard my email but if they have not, since rent was now late (I only accept rent deposited in a business checking account) to include the $25 late fee ($15 general late fee + $10 per day late).