In short, their horrendous customer service and business practices cost me 5250.00 USD.

This shift in priorities not only influences real estate markets but also encourages communities to adopt more sustainable practices and resilience measures to attract and retain residents.

Is it practical / worthwhile to get your agent license purely to avoid paying listing-agent fees on house flips?

This would also allow you to move out eventually and keep the favorable loan terms then keep the property as a passive income asset.If you could find a value- add situation and are comfortable with renovations then you could also increase rents and equity simultaneously.

However, taking large down payments are often practiced as a predatory method. 

Best practice is to stay very close to market rates.

There is practically no regulation on these syndications aside from a statement from the stakeholder.

Following Lifestyles practices we improved our single family investing, started investing passively in multifamily, and now are syndicators of three apartments. 

In this contract she could sell it for practically nothing and I still pay her $4,000 the same amount. 

A detached quad consisting of four one bed one bath units will cost significantly more than an infill quad consisting of four one bed one bath units etc..Lastly, there are very few zoning districts in Philadelphia that would allow for a 4 unit building to be constructed in Philadelphia on a parcel that is only 1,000 SF and from a practical standpoint the units will be quite small when you consider the need for open area and common halls/stairs.