If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

Re your example #3, that kitchen has new cabinets, countertop, flooring, stove, microwave, island built, all new lighting, a half wall removed. 

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It does put the buyers agent in some awkward positions though when they make an offer and then we counter removing or drastically reducing the commish.. the Buyers cant understand why their agent wont work for 5 to 10k.. compared to 15 to 20k on the what used to be normal 3% buyers side..

That's what the proposed 5% cap is tied to.The white house is asking congress to remove tax breaks that were perks for real estate investors if they use those tax breaks to raise rent too aggressively. 

Different from a residential tenant, you will need to have an agreement that states their expected conduct, when and how they will remove their tenant, and if you want any screening done in advance for the person(s) staying in the unit.

If you put it out there asking for a 3-5 year lease with a small business or startup in your mind, but H&R Block or Supercuts comes along asking for a 10 year NNN (& it's corporate) and agrees to the rent amount you requested, there's no reason not to entertain that, you got better than what you were expecting (there's a reason NNN properties, or ones with a few NNN tenants sprinkled in that are national chains, often sell for lower cap rates), it's not like taxes or hair cuts are going obsolete any time soon. 

In your case, it sounds like some non-load bearing partition walls were removed creating a larger bedroom which is pretty insignificant.

Another property the owner removed all the copper wiring damaging walls and ciling in the process. 

Do you have the option of removing the concrete where the driveway and carport are and relaying it within your boundaries?