The seller should demand a mortgage be filed. 

The other unit is occupied and renting for $750/m but could use similar upgrades and demand a higher rent.

Your previous agent has not grounds to demand a commission from you.  

If you intend to buy the units with the ultimate intention of selling to owner occupants, their financing options – and thus market demand – will be extremely limited.If you intend to buy the units as long term rentals, and you are a minority owner in the complex, then understand you will have many business partners who you don’t know and who all have disparate interests.

It's in a pretty good area where there is high demand as the area is in nicer neighborhood.

I would drive up to the mayors office and demand a date.  

Servicers are right to demand a proper servicing file including payment history, advance accounting and borrower correspondance along with servicing notes.

I have found the best way to protect yourself from a potentially bad property manager is to demand a month-to-month term management agreement.

If this is the case - demand will push prices up but in reality a $15 minimum wage will not have an increase in demand in the local housing market because it will not realistically create new demand.  A

Since Austin is doing very well good contractors are in demand. A