In my experience it is common and customary for the landlord or builder to provide TIA, tenant improvement allowance, to the tenant to assist if not cover the majority of the internal buildout. 

I've heard people have had a great experience working with them!

Throw your experiences in comments below; I'd love to hear success stories and/or horror stories!

My experience was mostly doing SFH/Duplex/Triplex etc. and had experience in larger multifam. 

My experience with the Cincinnati REIA has been just the opposite of Stone's.  

To get the job you have to have job experience, which is a catch 22.

What’s required for success in this is deep knowledge of real estate in general and the area in particular; experience in real estate and the local laws, etc.; and capital to pay for options, marketing, legal counsel, accounting, tax advise, etc.  

For example, I own two large multifamily buildings, and when I tried to get a tax exemption for them, I had different experiences.

Hey Bugger Pockets Community,I just finished reading Brandon Turner's book on investing with little to no money down (amazing book btw) and I am interested in knowing what are people's experience with MLO's and seller financing.

The better the rates, lenders generally want to see more experience, higher credit, occupancy and DSCR requirements.