From what I've read, a lot of people are putting $10 down on purchase contracts. If I call landlords though to buy via a lease option, they will of course be wanting 1st month's rent, last month's, a security deposit...

My new tenants want to pay a full year of rent upfront. Their reasoning is, they are selling their house to move cities for a new job so will be getting cash from that sale and they want to pay upfront so they can wor...

Listening to the Audio book of The Book on Managing Rental Properties. There were a couple of times I ended up a landlord by default in the past. The 1st red flag question he went over made me laugh. (It's funny now) ...

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While helping someone find a tenant for their property I encountered a dilemma. A prospect tenant offered to pay 2 months rent deposit plus 12 months of rent upfront due to the fact that I was un...

Hi All,I am currently working with a mortgage broker and they advertise that they complete the underwriting process up front versus doing it on the back end of the mortgage. They are pitching that this methodology mak...

I have an offer on the table for a private money loan of $310k to finance the purchase of two properties. The lender wants half of the fees up front ($6k) as a wire transfer. Is that normal? I've never done private mo...

Question for the landlords and property managers out there. If a tenant offered to pay all 12 months of rent upfront on a 12 month lease. 1) Would you take it?2) Would you offer a discount for this upfront payment? If...

OK, so say I get an FHA 203K streamlined or Home Path Renovation Loan with seller's assistance for closing costs. Am I missing any potential upfront costs that I need cash for? And are there are any other must ha...

I am a local contractor in the Houston area and im starting to run into a very bothersome problem. I sometimes sub out certain trades to do work for me and they always ask for money upfront. I dont ask for money upfro...