Originally posted by Nicolas Dumm:That was my thought i just wanted to have someone else with more experience chime in, I'm wondering if these lovely state employees avoid the poorer areas of the towns, or might be the landlords just don't care or have the moneyin Chicago this question usually means "is heat included.... in the rent", typical for condo business when the whole building is on 1 or 2 boilers powered by main gas line ...gas/water/heat included in rent (included in HOA as well). if not ...many stay away from those units ...

.* Section 8 tenants will typically stay in your unit longer, and as we know, turnover is the ultimate profitability killer.* Finally, he said that he writes it up in the lease that the Sec 8 tenant must act as the liaison for all dealings with their case worker, etc., minimizing their administrative time spent.

Loans with local banks are typically not as attractive as conventional loans when it comes to term, cost, ltv, etc.

Try contacting local, private banks who typically have more flexible underwriting guidelines.

What’s the typical way to set up this ?

This is quite normal to sign in order to protect the agent for this one property.Might be other exclusive arrangements out there ...Some other threads where this has been discussed:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/49488-what-is-an-exclusive-contract-w-agent-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/21/topics/45169-what-is-typical-in-buyer-s-agreements-http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/75732-question-about-changing-real-estate-agentshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/16661-why-work-with-a-buyer-s-agent-

That's why typical rates in Atlanta will be 15/5 and typical rates in California will be 12/2.

Vacant properties are not my cup of tea you don't have to pay for any future numbers.

That is typically the best route.

Typically about $300 and paid directly to the folks doing the dewinterization/rewinterization.Its a good assumption there are breaks in the lines.