I put the opinion "commissions have always been negotiable" in the same category as Henry Ford's famous statement of "you can have any color Ford you want, as long as it is black."

In Portland for example we are not allowed to increase rent more than once in 12 months, and it must be less than 10% increase in "effective rent".

Why mention the tenant will be responsible for appliance repair above ordinary wear-and-tear?

We eventually plan on adding more properties and its not whether we should or should not create an llc, I believe we are set on it.

We are in the Tampa, FL area.  

The sellers says it's just college boys and that's to be expected.He's currently getting good rents...as unbelievable as it may seem and if cleaned/fixed up it could make more as well as increase the value of the property.We own several coworking/coliving properties in the US and Mexico, so we are used to hospitality and properties out of state.However, my questions are;Is this a norm for college students, or student housing? 

We are excited to be a part of your investing journey to help you reach your goals. 

Nation wide we are still a long way behind on numbers of homes needed. 

She was also an educator serving our community and now we are both Realtors in MA/CT.We are seeing on-market and off-market Multifamily and commercial opportunities popping up frequently. 

If the Transunion report verifies everything, and they meet my other criteria (credit scores, proof of income, background and eviction checks...) then we are good.In my 15+ years at this, I have found a very strong correlation of credit score and tenant quality.