Lower leverage, higher rates, you will be required to pay for a commercial narrative report instead of a standard 1025 investment property appraisal.

I am seeing that the 2% buyer commission is more and more of a standard now. 

The investor who presents to the ZBA without counsel doesn't come across the same way and the ZBA doesn't give the same leniency and patience if you don't address the correct standard for why the relief is sought. 

@Mark Redmann  Jeff e mailed it to me I read it... pretty standard and vanilla and preciscly as I described It above.

I have been able to find 5-10% CoC ROI on these assets in some states but it just feels wrong lowering my standards (15% CoC ROI).

To negotiate, I leveraged the property's need for renovation as a key point, highlighting the costs and effort required to bring it up to market standards.

Consider requiring a higher standard for pet owners.

The industry standard is a 5%-4%-3%-2%-1% step down.

They're just going to fix stuff, that either didn't meet local code, or missed their "standard" building practice. 

Depending on the lender and the product if it is non-comforming you may not need to wait that time and you may not receive a LE or CD, but still most lenders will have it as a standard practice to be safe.