If uncommon surname, look for others nearby with same name5. 

This is not uncommon with  portfolio type lenders  (small banks that keep the loans on their books vs sell them off to the secondary market). 

i'd pull a few comps so you can get a good picture. some of the older towns around these parts, it isn't all that uncommon, wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker.

Upon making an offer is it uncommon for you (an investor) to bring a Contractor to a Rehab to see what it needs to be up to your standards of selling..?

It's not uncommon for tenants to skip a final walk-through, especially if they know they have damaged the place.Did you give the tenant proper legal notice to pay rent or quit?

My agent is also saying it is uncommon to have 30 year fixed mortgages in the area. 

I've had clients that were okay paying for another $500 appraisal and ended up getting a better valuation that the other.As far as using comps in a different city, it's pretty uncommon for them to do so unless there just are no comps near the subject property.  

It isn't uncommon for there to be 6 unit buildings on Capitol Ave in Hartford (there are tons of them).

It's uncommon to see young people as financially farsighted as you.

It's not uncommon for the market to slow down around this time of year, but this market is unlike any we've seen.