No one around here can come up with any more than that.I almost never have tenants try to use their deposit for their last month's rent, and the few that have tried have backed down immediately when I reminded them that they didnt pay first and last.I don't think any of my tenants can remember what they paid for deposits, so it wouldn't make any difference if the deposit is the same as the rent or not.One thing I have statrted to do is to charge a non-refundable pet fee instead of a deposit.

Ultimately, the seller should not have a problem putting the property into a trust with themselves as trustee if you are willing to pay the recording fees.

I've reviewed many contracts from other Realtor boards, FSBOs ,ect and you really do get what you pay for, wrongly adjusted taxes or HUD-1 fees will quickly make up any savings that you got trying to avoid an attorney or real estate agent.In my little over 2 years in real estate, I've caught something around $10,000 in mistakes by the title company or the selling party.

Im unsure if he put any down.Its listed for 279,000. bt he has a realtorso I figure he was just trying to get his realtor fees & just wants to break even at this point.He showed the house to me , so no realtor involvement.He said his payment was almost 2500.

Lately I've been doing flat fee commissions on property or very low commissions with very generous agents bonuses at closing.

Once you have it there are no additional origination fees to pay to purchase your next property.

A 24 unit will most definitely have maintenance and repairs, as well as cleaning fees and depending on your state laws you may be required to have on site maintenance and management once you start getting into that many units.

Further to my query about legalities and licencing for collecting finders fee - aside from the courthouses does anyone have any good resources for finding notes in Canada, more specifically in the Toronto/Ontario region?

You have vacancy to worry about - plus maintenance - plus advertising - plus management fees.

Would appreciate any information anyone has on ways an individual investor can get property profiles as needed for a reasonable fee.