So yes, there is sometimes some flexibility in the commission if you go through the listing agent.Some things to keep in mind however: though the high percentage of Realtors are ethical, there are the sleaze balls that would  would shake down their own mother for a nickel.

I look forward to hearing about the next one you do purchase and how all the numbers shake out.

The roof does have cedar shake underneath the existing standing seam steel roof so it needs re-decked (an extra 5k, sure) but still, the prices are significantly higher than I expected.

This is great for hurricanes, and not so great for lateral movement of the ground shaking. 2. some of the places were built, but did not take any codes into consideration, so they ended up crumbling as a result. 

I use this in a joking way a lot, some folks shake their head, said "not me", others with a sense of humor respond jokingly "you're welcomed to join us".

Meeting some applicants at the units I show, leaves me shaking my head like ah hell no!

It's a huge pain in the *** and I know because I live upstairs and the floor is shaking in my unit, so I can only imagine what my tenant is hearing right next to it.I guess I was wondering if during extremely annoying times like this you guys do anything for the tenant, like knock anything off rent, small gift, or am I really overthinking this?

Back then, they didn't have anything very heavy in the home like appliances and shaking washing machines, so some piers will settle more than others.

Chris, rather than just preaching at us all weekend, shakes it up a bit and we do some role playing and we do a fun exercise designed to make us ask better questions. 

@Shaked PersiBoth are rougher areas.