Thank you, These fees arent out of the ordinary for what I typically see in my market - do keep in mind that the $2k in fees are outside of the realtors control and are charged by your closing company, she is likely estimating these amounts with what they typically see in the area.

You have to worry about the HOA board controlling this timeline as well.I am not trying to scare you into selling by the way.

Has anyone indicated that the 2 existing units are rent controlled?  

While a business owner's job is primarily to focus on revenue, you also have to make a basic effort to control expenses and keep things from eating up 1,2,3,4% or more of gross income.

Just wondering if anyone has experience with having ceiling fans that operation on a remote control (with a master wall switch) in any of their rentals.

You can't always get someone out immediately to fix things-you need to call right away (as soon as they open), but the rest is often out of your control and waiting 1-2 days for a non-essential appliance isn't the end of the world. 

You don’t want to get caught below market when your city/state decides to implement rent control mid-lease and trap you below market forever. 4) I’ve never raised rent less than $25 (already at or above market.) or $50-100 (5%) if even slightly below market.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Our preference is to take ownership now, so that we have an element of control.

If the lender has control, it comes from their portfolio of funds.