Right now the city of Austin is trying their best to make division of lots very difficult as it has gotten out of control on the Eastside.

I was looking at multifamily properties online and ran across a listing that states "Property registered with DCA (I assume DCA means Division of Community Affairs)."  

Generally, closing cost items are negotiable and stated in the purchase and sale agreement.Each locality has its' customary division of closing costs.

Talk to the city/county building and zoning division first.  

Don't know about NY but here in Texas the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's office handles tenant complaints.

My thought behind one brand over all divisions is that it would convey legitimacy.

The agent may have instructions from their broker to use "only" CAR forms, but their fiduciary duty is to present all offers to the seller regardless of offer form type.I just recently made an offer on a small REO office building that was listed by the "commercial" division of an otherwise residential brokerage.

This one is coming with 20% instant equity and needs "nothing" to rent out in the heart of grandview it's already a bit overdone for the area - granite, stainless, hardwoods, outbuilding) - I think this one will rent as soon as I take possession and market it.On the financing side, I took my relationship with portfolio lender a step further and moved some security assets I've been holding a long time (income oriented things like bond ETFs) for free to their asset management division, which allowed them to give me a line of credit with those as collateral at 3.5% "interest only".  

As I research Texas, I have began by familiarizing myself with its areas, trying to better become acquainted with each sub division and its offering, and I ran across the following property:3209 NorwalkDallas, TX 75220I have not ran any numbers, but I wanted to see what the locals thoughts were regarding the neighborhood, rentability, and its listed price. 

Looking at the total contribution of each partner results in a much fairer division in the long run.