Here in Prince Edward Island, Canada cost is usually fixed for the season no matter how much snow we get (10 ft normally and 18 ft one bad year.

He basically said that the FHA appraisal person would see that there is a single family license on file with the county (Prince George’s County, MD) and that would basically say the tenant would be conveying with the property.The lender stated that if the unit was separately metered it would be considered multifamily and it would be ok for FHA; also if the tenant wasn’t in there when I closed it would be ok.Has anyone else ever heard of this?

The properties I'm looking at right now are located in a place called Prince Rupert, in BC, Canada, which has a small population but has several key projects going on which keeps jobs and people flowing through the city.

Diana Olick is a well respected journalist and covers real estate and the housing market - however, it's hard to write a crowd pleaser article every week adressing the national public in a meaningful way on an issue that is a hyper local as real estate.

you can tell right off the bat the use of certain words are way to formal. its just another Nigerian prince scam

The property is in Prince George's County, Maryland.

I totally agree with @Diana Tian. 

I always say even a Saudi prince with gazillion dollars will still need a team of people to help him when it comes to syndications, a complex REI strategy requiring an array of stakeholders. 

Originally posted by @Diana Jing:@Quentin Mitchell Can I ask what % you use for vacancy & maintenance with these lower class properties?

I may invest in Prince Georges County, MD, where I live.