Looking at the underwriting rules for FHA and CONV investors can only own a certain percentage of the total # of units in order to be eligible for this type of financing.

It may not be as passive as the deposit in the bank, but you get 2.5 percentage points more for your troubles. 

If he comes under budget his kick goes up and if he goes over budget, his percentage of the deal goes down. 

The listing agent then splits the commission with the agent who brings a qualified buyer, and this percentage is advertised on the MLS for each property.

I commend you for finally admitting you own small percentages of properties you list on your company's "Portfolio" page and write about here.

I'm conducting research for an MBA project and am trying to do a bottom-up analysis of the residential real estate, property management market and what percentage of that market is comprised of properties with out-of-state land lords.The very specific question I am looking to answer is how many landlords own rental properties out of state, and how much do those landlords pay to management companies annually?

@Barrington SmithI use this equationto back into my maximum allowable offer (MAO)ARV - Rehab Costs -Holding Costs - Purchase & Sale Costs - Desired Profit as a percentage ofARV = MAO

We just add the percentage of the listing channel back into the nightly rate.

Every loan program sets a maximum percentage of that value that someone can borrow. 

What percentage will I get hit with?