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. 

Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, but especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

Here are the variables that need to come to a lender to get qualified for loan:ExperienceCreditCash (probably 25% down + closing costs + reserves)Net worth (usually 1:1 with exceptions for lots of experience)If you don't have ALL of these, then you need a partner that will fill in the rest of the gaps.FYI, for commercial type loans in the private space, your income is almost entirely irreverent. 

I do not view PM's as a needed service, I see them as strategic partners and use them that way.

If you're in SA or have time to get down here, you may get better/quicker results going to the Development Services Building (1901 S.