So, if you have someone else rent out the units, you will pay for advertising and commissions. 

Ive been able to negotiate 50% commission back on the buy side and a fixed fee on the sell side. 

Loan balance is $175k at end of year 3.Assume sale price is $300,000 in year 3. 6% commission paid.Projected Gross Rent: $2,000 per monthProjected CF Y1: $6,000 (DIY PM, 0% vacancy)0% vacancy is to keep this simple.

I always run my own comps, crunch numbers and then ask them for the real numbers and am frequently disappointed to hear the truth lol BUT I'm very grateful that they don't pad numbers or try to get my to buy something that doesn't pencil out well just to make a commission. 

If the listing agent gets both commissions they'll be more likely to deal with you...but you're going to need to know/stick to your numbers.

Not only can I get it at a slight discount because there will be no commission for a seller to pay, but I'm looking to eliminate to competition this way. 

My thoughts are if they sell with a realtor they walk away with about $950K after 5% commission fee. 

I assume that because I´m finding this on Zillow I should also expect to factor in the realtor´s commission? 

One commission check will pay for the laptop and the marketing budget.

@Jamie Hall  Ask the following questions to all potential brokers (in addition to commission splits, fees, etc.)  1)  Who will be my mentor, what is his/her experience in total # of MF transactions broken into buyers/sellers, how available is he/she, and what expectations (if any) will he/she have in return for advice (beyond commission split)?