Generally, when you are comparing properties that are over 50 like these, it comes down to the property's condition and if the neighborhood is retaining desirability like in trendy areas or areas that will always be wanted like historic or garden districts.

I'm rooted into the neighborhood and the neighbors love that I've rehabbed an eyesore of a property, which was bringing down their trendy street of SFH.

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The new trend is to demonstrate to a new tenant that the drains are working when they move in so any problems are caused by the tenant and therefore a tenant responsibility.Allowing a tenant to do repairs and deduct from the rent is a very slipery slope.

This may be allowed, as it is here, where the seller sells based on paying the gains from the sale as amortized, any additional payment creates an additional tax liability in that year and that phrase means you agree to pay that additional liability if you make such payments.

The phrase "brought up to code" is likely an over-statement of the present requirements of the pre-meter inspection.Anything new of course has to be installed according to today's code - but anything existing which is still in working order is OK to leave as-is.A believe an exception to this is ADA requirements if they apply to this building.

The more common phrase here is LTV - Loan To Value.

If you do a deal once, assigning contracts it's not an issue, if someone is running around and doing the 15th deal (example) they pull the facilitating phrase out to be applied.I agree that you are selling an option contract and not the dirt, but you might consider viewing it as facilitating the ultimate sale by using a method that is being implemented consistently with the expectation is to ultimately transfer title.You might also look at "net listing" issues, not saying it applies, but agents have to ensure they are not engaging in some method or systematic contractual transaction that nets a fee for services or facilitates a sale above the price received by the seller.

You would be amazed how many people book with us because of the trendy red couch in the photo!

So the "living in place" or however it is called phrase for seniors staying in their primary residences . . . they really just don't want the extra sq footage to, simply, worry about.