Fortunately - we have a good relationship with our servicers and can get frictional matters that arise rectified/resolved relatively quickly, but the frequency of said matters could certainly be reduced.

No money down is out there but it's not common and comes with risk

Your neighbor s as Sean mentioned, have a lower tax bill likely due to the fact that they live there and there are laws that prohibit the tax assessor from raising the property values more than 3% per year when it's your primary residence okay, it's also fairly common for your tax bill to significantly increase in the tax year after you purchase it.

It's also common for the "cash only" advertisements to come from brokers or sellers who are misinformed.

@Kmsuea Abdei signing an Exclusive Buyer Agency Agreement is common, but it can limit you to working with just one agent.

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

Most of my clients:1) Put 20% down for a conventional investment loan.2) Put 10% down for a second home loan3) Something else, either hard money, DSCR, or portfolio loans.These are the most common ways. 

@Tori Roy these are all over BP, and are super common.

you would think that would be common sense but I guess not these days.in conclusion this is real estate.

That's just common sense.