Or alderman allowing case by case currently city wide but the regulations would make it a right of property owners without alderman approval needed? 

We have since terminated the relationship with this firm and have reinforced our standard operating procedures to lessen the likelihood of a similar occurrence.

@Olivier Colson You will first want to find out if the locality has any “Just cause” regulations that prevent you from non renewal, or any other provisions that may keep a section 8 tenant in place.

Without risking a bad review what do you have set in your checkout procedures?  

Obviously I'm not super familiar with all the laws and regulations in your area but what I love about house hacking is it can be as creative as you want it to be. 

Request data on default rates and how they handle defaults.Check Licensing and Regulation:Ensure the firm is properly licensed and regulated by the appropriate state or federal authorities.Confirm their compliance with all relevant lending laws and regulations.Assess Financial Stability:Review the firm’s financial statements and balance sheets.

The rules and procedures of your operating agreement and your ability to follow the agreement is far more important than the actual state specific filing docs.

I have already seen the new forms/addendums that will be used here in Arizona, the common one for this will be the Seller Compensation Addendum.The one thing that might happen in your discount buyer agent scenario is you might get a buyers agent who agrees to a lower commission and then the listing agent is offering a co-broke that is higher than he agreed to, well now that buyers agent will only be able to get paid the lower amount he agreed to and the listing agent will keep the remainder, so listing agents could end up getting paid more.As far as your question on what to pay an agent, I view it similarly to hiring an attorney, there are discount attorney's and they might be okay for some people in some circumstances, or if you know the proper procedures and deadlines then maybe you do it on your own without an attorney.

However, installation costs and procedures may vary, so it's worth getting quotes from both if you're not doing the work yourself.As a hard money lender specializing in fix and flip deals, I've seen successful investors use a mix of these sources to optimize their budgets while maintaining quality.

Understand the rules and regulations of the area you're investing in and how you can rent.