Banks and brokerages were paid up front for creating loans while being temporarily insulated from the aftermath of failed loans.The expansion of mortgage products that popularized interest-only loans, only-adjustable rate mortgages, interest-only adjustable rate mortgages, even negative -amortizing “option arm” mortgages that allowed borrowers to actually increase their loan balances, rather than paying their mortgages down.Second-lien purchase mortgages that allowed borrowers to escape both mortgage insurance and a down payment.The loosening of credit standards that allowed borrowers with poor credit, few assets, and/or no verified income to buy homes they would not be able to sustain.Public policy and presidential speeches which created a demand for home ownership even among those who would not ordinarily qualify for mortgages.

@Vlibhu Arya Ordinarily that would be as big as a red flag can get.

Ordinarily, there's an inflection point on the rate in which it no longer makes sense for them to have you carry the note and they would go seek traditional financing, but the small balance makes it a unique situation.

The Tax Court determined that the rental activity was a trade or business, holding that ordinarily the operation of rental property constitutes a trade or business, and the property itself is not a capital asset.

My predicament is - I'm not doing anything I wouldn't ordinarily do for my clients as their Realtor offering value for an eventual buy side commission, so I'm trying to figure out what value I can bring that would warrant partnering with me with equity without me coming in with cash.

Installing glass block basement windows ordinarily would not be quite that expensive (unless you have a ton of them), but just be glad that's all they are calling for. 

So still some risk if gas goes unpaid, and the new owner would still have to enroll in LCP - it isn't automatic.Maybe @Chris K. has something to add here.So the unique thing here is OP wants the tenants gone at closing, whereas ordinarily you would want them continuing to pay rent and utilities. 

A housing provider may not ordinarily inquire as to the nature and severity of an individual's disability (see Answer 16, above).

She would not offer to pay up front if she thought a landlord would take her application ordinarily as is because she knows that all her characteristics add up to being bad news to landlords who are paying attention.

Ordinarily the answer would be an easy "no", since the lease is limited to residents of the apartment, but I'm starting to wonder if their married status makes a difference.I'm hoping that many of you experienced landlords out there have faced issues around married/separated tenants, and could share some insights.Thanks so much!