And in some instances the commissions going out can be large and a builder defiantly starts to look at that and discount what they feel the broker is bringing to the table. in our market its 4 to 5% total.. with selling agent getting 2 to 2.5%  out in Charleston were I work the selling agents basically won't bring in a buyer if you don't offer 3% that market has not seen enough broker competition like west coast.AND FSBO  its still very tough and the extra time it takes to find a buyer usually is eaten up in carrying costs.so bottom line whats your time worthfind an agent that is willing to list for a big discount.. and if you get a big discount sometimes it would be appropriate for you to pay for external marketing ( if needed) like big signs and flyers and perma flyers etc.good luck with it.. been good the last few years regardless.

Offer to meet them at the hardware store so they can hand pick what they need if you're not familiar with materials. 

Appraisers are human, and are sometimes influenced by external factors.  

Below is his statement:I am the owner of the townhouse located at  ---------------------It is my position that the unreasonably low valuation by the appraiser you hand picked was done in a fraudulent manner with sole intent to drive the price of the property down so that your buyer can benefit from a lower purchase price.

None of that can be produced externally.

The roommate who we are talking about and I have both rented for the past 5 years, and paid rent to an external owner.

Common areas can be enclosed or open space and are in turn driven by determining the density of NRA, parking requirements along with non-discretionary common areas (like internal or external circulation) and discretionary common areas such as a gym, laundry/vending machines and swimming pool/spa.

I don't see an expense for lawn/external maintenance.

I know they wanted to look at 2 years of financials for my commercial properties and they had a big preference for an external property manager.

Many people have different need like buy and hold's or flippers. checking the condition external and internal of the house can help provide some ideas of things you notice that where bad about the home that either needs replace, clean, or left alone.