It's also not uncommon to see them share expenses amongst other businesses and conceal expenses in the income statements of other properties that they own.  

It is not uncommon for industrial/commercial properties.

A Data-Driven Outlook on Today's Economy and Its Impact on the Real Estate MarketIn the world of investments, it's not uncommon to be bombarded with conflicting news and opinion about the state of the economy.

I've never heard of home insurance being part of the payment (mortgage insurance, yes).It's not uncommon here.

Here in the Tampa Area the home prices are still reasonable, and it is not uncommon for investors to cash flow 25%-40% every month.

It is not at all uncommon for these borrowers to default a second time.

It isn't that uncommon really IMHO.Now, if there was a quadruple murder in the house....well that draws a certain crowd....

To your original question I am used to it it would just be one percent and it is very difficult to get ownership when you do the percentage bid down so from my experience it seems very uncommon that people pay down the percentage of ownership there is kind of an unwritten rule amongst investors to not bid down ownership.

It is not uncommon to have to paint walls or even sometimes ceilings if the cat smell was really bad. 

It built the relationships and made our street look wayyy better because it was a C class area so it was uncommon.