You pay your agent at closing (think of it as an additional closing cost) Depending of the situation and of these options can be used by you and your agent to negotiate with the seller.

In addition, the gas bills have shut off notices and are not being paid. (3 units are occupied and utilities are all paid by owner).

Whether the seller was open to a buyer commission or not, I wouldn't put an additional cost into any personal purchase.  

@Zachary Scalzo I have an MTR in Chesapeake and am interested, but when I try to visit your site it won't come up.

In my opinion, making an offer site unseen is not a risk.

You should always require them to add you to their policy as "additional insured" or "additional interest" and you will be notified if they cancel or change their policy.

Here's an article with additional FAQs on cost segregation studies that you may find helpful.

It sounds like you’ve got a solid foundation with your rental property, and I love the ambition behind your plans to build a property management and maintenance company—it’s a great way to take control of your investments while creating additional opportunities.Best of luck to you! 

There are obviously a lot of variables that come into play.I'm looking at developing a small 2 acre property that has already been engineered for septic and platted for 8 mobile homes. 2 MH are already on site with all utilities present, but for the 6 MH remaining that I want to put on site, the land still has to be developed.

Additionally, it's easy for a house on one lease to get absolutely trashed by the renter.