All for a single property...It's a lot of work...for what kind of return?

These are the kinds of questions business and tax planning would help you to explore, think about, and answer.

If you signed a 3% buyers representation agreement and the seller is only paying 2.5% and nothing more then just ask that your agent amend the buyers representation to 2.5% so you are not on the hook for the last %I will say, some agents are VERY strict and won't budge from 3% fee which in my opinion is kind of ridiculous.If you are my client and the seller is only paying a 2.5 % fee I won't ask you for the additional 0.5%.

JC’s lenient approach is definitely a draw for investors looking to avoid the red tape that’s becoming more common in larger cities.

Another common practice for nationally sparse datasets such as tax data is aggregation.

I don't know what they are but unless there's something in the city that requires that kind of notice, it sounds excessive to me.

If you are new to the business the most common issue is you're either locking up deals too high or you aren't finding attractive deals.

Kind of like betting on Vegas having a snowy Christmas. 

And what kind of neighborhood are you looking for - A, B, C, D?

This seems to be breaking down new construction and is a national average so kind of hard to read into this what it means in general but I would not expect a 665k new construction house to be my target for a rental property.