The normal deal construction is 70% to 80% LTV without the seller taking a second for the balance -- that is extremely unusual.

Any special or unusual RE rules that I should be aware of?

I tried offering 2 year leases for a little while but tenants were leery of the long term commitment maybe because they were new to me and a longer lease seemed "unusual" to them and therefore scary.

So there is some reason for considering moving from very modest cash flow into little or no cash flow if you can confidently project no unusual expenses.

It's not unusual for my residents to sweep the grounds and the clean the laundry rooms in between the scheduled service.

They should be used for much more complicated things than this.Frankly, you can find a good Bookkeeper to do the Profit and Loss Statement for you, and after that it is just a matter of knowing where to put the numbers.Unless you have a very unusual situation, you can probable learn how to do this from the Instructions.But don't rely on software to put everything where it will benefit you the most.  

Then USUALLY a water department will waive a month or two of unusually high bills when you present them a repair invoice from a plumber. 

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