Being a commissioned sales person myself, I understand there is a certain amount of time that you must invest in someone to build the relationship before you can really claim them as a client and claim ownership of that person amongst my peers at my store.

That allows him to have a claim that he has an ownership interest in the property.

The Seller may have unrealistic expectations but the agents will still take the listing because they then 'control' the listing.

You can't settle a partial claim in less than full

At minimum the tenant needs to be instructed that they must exercise better hygiene, and I would put this in writing in case you have to sue in small claims for damages.

Can the dependent so lay claim to it?

They claim a historical 6-10% ROI range but I've been over that the entire time.

Simple question: Can I pay my wife to clean a rental property instead of hiring a cleaning company and claim it as a tax deduction, or is that unethical/illegal?

Up to 5k can be collected from the program if your section 8 tenants cause damage that your deposit doesn't cover.I believe the deal is you have to go to small claims as you normally would but if you win the government will honor the judgment not the tenant.  

The reason I want to pull money from my properties is to reinvest in the market .Pittsburgh's market is very hot right now and there still are tins of treasures that have not been claimed .