In most cases, for most people including myself, a home is by far the largest purchase we will ever make, and in many instances, carry with it a very strong emotional attachment.

We do not charge application fees, we want the largest possible applicant pool to choose from.  

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If not, is there somewhere in the leases that charges CAM's: landscaping, plowing (if needed), or cleaning the parking lot?  

Our largest focus 10 years later is buy/fix/hold.  

It is the second largest search engine in the world, owned and part of Google. 

He was head of maintenence for the largest property management company here.

The most important number is the ARV because it is the largest number and repair cost is also important. 

I can see how a high application fee can be perceived as a waste of money to applicants if the property manager accepts multiple applications and would simply provide additional income to the property manager or Realtor handling the transaction.In an ideal world, you would want to have all of the information for all applicants immediately and at little or no cost to the applicant in order to have the largest pool of applicants to choose from.To do this, I usually will just check public records and also for proof of income.  

There is no issue with giving a past owner an option to repurchase that I'm aware of in our area, a lease-option cam have a different flavor, so check with a local attorney.The option could be made with a third party who in turn agrees to sell back to the original owner, I think adding a buffer or strawman would clog any path back to you if you're not a party to that end transaction, you'd be letting someone to act as a wholesaler or buyer/flipper.