@Tom R.I pay 2.5% for my downtown Boston properties and have been very happy with the service.

Are you up to date on fair housing, pets, service animals, marijuana laws, etc. 

Some general guidelines:No foreclosuresNo bankruptciesNet worth > loan amountLiquidity > 9-12 months of P&IDSC > 1.25 (debt service coverage)Experience in the asset classThese vary by lender, borrower, and property.

I do not think any note servicers have the time to teach.

By the end of our buying run, I was buying the condos sight unseen.We held these as rentals and did not over rehab them, just did what we had to and that was better than most of the rest of the neighborhoods.

If they are the best you can do is pay enough that they can come up with the rest and don't completely destroy their credit. 

i've been trying to decide what online tenant check service to use. but i've been reading that some of these services dont give you the info they entered, such as social security number, etc. 

The builder told him that if he uses the builder's realtor, then the realtor would take a flat fee of $2000, the rest would go back to John towards his closing costs. 

My post was more along the lines of things that might not be so obvious other than 50% for expenses, and check mechanicals for serviceable age remaining.

Then on the same day, I opened a marketing mailer from the company congratulating me on a recent purchase I made in Memphis and inviting me to use their property management services.