Can't do that anymore, now it is typically the greater of $50 or 4%.

I believe MA is like CT where a typical eviction is 2-3 months if there are no games being played.

Talk to the section 8 inspector to see what problems they typically have.

When rehabbing a historic home it typically must be a love affair.

Furthermore, are title work fees typically split in these situations or is that entirely negotiable?

Typically it means making multiple passes at the data.The real killer is that the algorithm or rules quickly become obsolete as new information is available.

The MLS method is talking about works great, Direct Mailers have brought me some great success, you can also go to the court house steps auctions and hand out your business cards to the guys there and let them know what you are looking for and if their investor buys one of the fixer uppers by accident because they are typically site unseen that you are more than happy to take it off there hands, this works well and is another way to out source.

Typically your rent should cover everything like PITI, repair and maintenance, etc and your tenant pays for utilities.

I think of an escrow fee as money the closing agent (escrow company) puts in their pocket for services they render, such as, the 50/50 escrow fee you mention, plus demand fee, wire fee, grant deed fee, trust certification fee, loan tie-in fee, etc...all the fees paid to escrow that one typically sees on a hud-1.

Typically transactional funding is not used for a rehab.