Is 4% the best rate for owner occ. two flat?

Set a percentage of flat fee for any property you bring to the buyer.

Assuming that the Rents increase annually (or at least stay flat), I am ALWAYS ahead of the curve.  

If you are looking to be a money lender I'd be interested in talking to you &/or if you need management I charge a flat 50.00/unit for that service with a low hourly rate for maintenance services.

On the same subject, people in this mindset believe maintenance and capex should be calculated as flat costs based off of square footage or experience in a market rather than a percentage of rents.

A block south of my 2 flat are row homes/town homes which were sold out before construction completed, several new multi-family and SFH have also been built/being built now in the neighborhood. 

And your at the mercy of a very steep learning curve.. your not going to learn the reality and nuts and bolts reading about this on line.. its a belly to belly business one needs to get in the game and network with those in the game.

I have, however, paid a realtor to show a lease option house that I already had under contract, that was outside of my area (flat rate $500 fee). 

I want to have a mountain getaway and a flat in Manhattan or San Francisco.

The flat is a small 46m2 and having an island which is portable means the tenant will be able to move it around to create a larger space.Thanks!