In the 70s and 80s it wasn't uncommon for owners to burn their buildings to the ground at least that is the rumor... many buildings did in fact burn to the ground and believe it or not, some are still sitting there just as a shell.

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/27...This would be good for you to review.If the first tenant meets your criteria,, then your lucky.. but it's not uncommon to postpone a decision for a few days,if you have multiple people applying, and then run the top most qualified of the bunch first.. if you don't run the other ones you return the processing fee.

I am looking for a duplex in these areas but they are very uncommon and for the most part legal non-conforming.

After talking to a couple local investors, I realized not having exterior walls insulated is not uncommon in older brick homes

@Jacob Pischer Yes they do. lol  It depends on the lender but it's not uncommon to find either or.  

The lender requiring an updated survey is not all that uncommon and less uncommon when you have a set of adjacent property where some is encumbered and some is not.

It's not uncommon for an LLC to acquire multiple "credit partners" for huge multi million dollar projects.I'm in the multi thousand dollar range, ;) but I'm going to try and follow the same structure.Obviously, the benefits of having a credit partner that understands real estate investing sounds like the right move, though I've been advised to find non real estate type investors, so that they stay focused on their position within the company, instead of becoming involved in the real estate aspect, therefore keeping the number of "cooks in the kitchen" manageable.I get that, but I'm on the fence.

If it is an uncommon name, even easier for them.

They’re uncommon, especially with investment purchases.

So I know that this is not an uncommon request by contractors.