As an investor buying rental properties, the buyer should never have to pay a fee to purchase something. 

It all comes down to picking the right areas that work well with your personality and attract the type of clientele you feel comfortable working with. 

Take for example, while representing buyers in single family transactions, during the negotiation, I ALWAYS ask the sellers to credit the buyer(s) up to 3% of the asking price toward the buyers costs.

You need to make sure that your property is easily financeable if you decide to sell it in the future and any future buyer can call out non-permitted items and actually report you to the building department or, at a minimum, ask for seller concessions.

I’m near the i10 that seems to attract people since that’s the only freeway here. 

The city's economic development initiatives have been attracting businesses and professionals, creating opportunities for real estate investment.

Besides a mouse trap, another effective way to deal with mice is a cat (if the tenant wants one and the lease allows it).I grew up on a family dairy farm and the barn had grain, which attracted mice.

The one issue for most first-time buyers is that these properties will often end up needing to be rehabbed. 

The estoppel is a form filled out by the tenant, then confirmed by the Landlord, and then accepted by the Buyer.

Flat Fee buyer agency to reduce acquisition costs (get ~2% of the sales price back), and flat fee MLS listing to reduce selling costs to ~$500.