On the other hand, it's not unusual any more to see attached and unattached housing stuffed anywhere they can fit in Portland so you may find buyers for each property individually just as well.

Painting the trim a different color could make the house "unusual" - not good or bad, but just unlike the surrounding area.You could add some additional color with different colors for the shutters or front door.Jim.

If the project is 100k, I would at least mark it up around 20-25k.Kickbacks are not really unusual, think of it as a motivation for them connecting you to the right contractors.

I am uncertain if I should go into multifamily or SFH homes.  

Preparing for an uncertain future is always a smart thing to do!

If you have a local REIA it would not be unusual to find several lenders in attendance at the meetings.

Could be a special situation like a house that's unusually large for the area or unusually small for the area.

If there is something unusual about the deal you might have to get a custom made one, but most are forms.

. - Thanks for the recommendation about popmoney.com however looks like they have a 30 day limit of only $5000 and I would need to transfer more than that.I have Billpay setup but again the bank is unusually slow in processing those requests sometimes I have to schedule them a week out.

(The ambiguity is that I am selling the home but the closing date is uncertain.)Would appreciate any recommendations for a way to get this home rented for at least a couple of months as a stopgap solution for someone.