Account Closed The fee is almost universal these days and is something that the agent typically is not able to negotiate as it is dictated by the brokerage.

The market can dictate whether you want to buy/hold right now if the trend is going in your direction, or if  the trend is moving toward flipping.

The market dictates prices, you dont.

This is highly regional though and rents in many markets dictate values. 

Mine clearly shows that I (the owner) dictate the rent and if it changes beyond a set limit in both the lease and the PM agreement that is a broken contract and you should have legal recourse.

Your life situation might dictate you to not manage in the future or you might find you just do not like being a manager and want that separation.

They also never suggested any payment terms.I then drafted a 'stern' letter which dictated the repayment terms, laid out the costs for the cabinet repairs, indicated that only the adults listed on the lease were to live in the unit (all others would be removed) and said that if these terms were not met, the property was to be vacant by October 31.

I dropped her because she was merely interested in the commission not my best interest and she lacked the knowledge I was looking for.Is there a law that dictates I am obligated to buy a property with the real estate agent that initially showed me a property during a "X" month period?

Your criteria should be dictated by numerous factor, your business, your goals, your rental property location, local real estate trends, types of tenants you want, etc..

If the property is permitted to have 3 units, then you have to consider finished ceiling heights, window sizes (unsafe to have "basement" sized windows for an apartment), flooding potential, placement of the mechanicals, size and nature of the entry, whether or not there are 2 ways to exit and a number of other practical considerations and considerations dictated by the laws and codes of the area.