Also "flat fee" brokers versus full service brokers .

@Aaron PetersonI moved your thread to the landlords forum.Snow removal ... it will be here before you know it ... .I've already put our RFQ as we were not happy with our service in one city last winter.In our experience, when it comes to landscaping/lawncare and snow removal, anytime you cannot define where one tenant's domain ends and another begins, the obligation falls to the landlord.If you have a side-by-side duplex or a row of townhouses where each tenant has their own drive and patch of green, you can hand-off snow removal and lawn care to the tenant ... though you are just as often better served to take care of it yourself and bake it into the rent.Anytime you have stacked units or a block (such as a small purposely built quadruplex), the parking and green space are common areas (just like stairwells in the interior) and fall to the landlord.

Me and my supervisor have agreed that the leasing agents will receive their salaries and receive a flat fee commission per transaction.

I located the buyer, he is flat broke and has no way of paying his loan payments. if a initiate a non judicial forclosure do yes the house go up for auction on the courthouse steps?

Tenants that are one flat tire away from missing rent will not result in quality cash flow, and yet ironically these type of tenants are the kind that tend to rent in the type of neighborhoods that show the highest pro forma cash flow projections on paper ... too bad those cash flows aren't what you will actually get during a downturn, and you spend much of your time chasing down rent as opposed to growing your portfolio ... too bad that the increases in rents and prices will not tend to keep up with inflation in many of these neighborhoods too ...

I've been interested in a few out of state markets for buy and hold or BRRRR investments, with Kansas City, MO and Jacksonville, FL at the top of my list.

As I've mentioned before, this is a small house, I needed every inch, so the pipes were replaced or moved so the wall was flat.

Hi BP Chicago,I'm looking to invest in South Chicago and seek to establish local connections with RE Brokers and Management companies with the following experience:-must have multiple year track record partnering with investors and must own or manage investment properties-specializes in residential multi-family properties (2-4 flats)-Focus on South Chicago (East of I-90/94)If you've had positive experiences partnering with certain individuals/companies or if this is you, I'd love to chat. 

That way sales should rise even if flat year over year due to price increases for the same good.

However, even it the market stays flat you have the equity gained from the principle pay down (generally ~$125/month at start of loan per $100K borrowed (using 4.75%): $400K loan produces ~$500 principle pay down on the first loan payment (so ~$6K for the year)).