That means you can keep your cash handy for other cool stuff like investing in new opportunities or sprucing up your property.Now, here's a nugget of wisdom: skip unnecessary broker fees and go straight to the source.

What other fees are assessed to owners?

Most deals there are A/B class and already stabilized, so hitting 6–8% cash-on-cash is tough unless you find something undervalued and buy with personal cash (no loan, no fees, no interest).If you're open to more value, check out spots like Franklinton or Driving Park, still close to the action but better return potential.

-based investors.I’m trying to sanity-check whether it’s realistic to think those strengths can have real value early on, or if the market generally expects you to take a scrappier route first regardless (smaller assets, fee-only roles, wholesale-style sourcing, etc.).thank you!

Additionally, 13k in fees on a 180k loan is outrageous.

I remember hearing someone tell me before to always place properties in LLc to avoid demo fees or fines if that were to occur but i typically do some type of development with the properties i purchase or I sell them.

One trick is there is talk in DC about requiring you to disclose all mandatory fees in the rent. 

My profits are around 20k/month so I can stack up cash fairly quickly.

Expect to pay $5000+ to foreclose between attorney fees and court filing costs.

Should I find an attorney and if so, does anyone know a good one in Tampa, or should I go the small claims court route and only try to recover the max allowable limit of $8,000 to minimize legal fees?