Focus on properties where you can force appreciation—those sitting on MLS too long might not be the right fit.

If the agent can send you comps or sit down to go over them with you then you both can be on the same page.

I have seen this range from as low as $100 up to $300.Do I need to pay anything before sitting at the closing table?

This is for a house that sits on a small hill in the city so it would need to be someone also familiar with getting the right permits to do so in San Francisco.

I have improved my vetting skills quiet a bit in the last year, so things are more stable now.

After sitting vacant for a while I'm entertaining the option of converting to residential units.

Higher interest rates are keeping some buyers out of the market so properties are sometimes sitting for longer or not getting the desired price. 

The MTR angle for traveling nurses got too saturated, STRs are like sitting ducks here.The people that are giving you advice on this thread clearly don't know Houston, and don't know what Eado/3rd ward attracts.

Unless you have all the other roomies willing to back you up in a courtroom.Regulations regarding eviction rules in regards to month-month or on fixed lease, you have to investigate for your state.If you have the grounds to evict from official lease violations I'd have a sit down with the guy.

It sits on about 1000 acres 30 minutes from Fredericksburg.