There is normally some sort of 'discount' offered to the buyer of a package deal, but the size of that discount will tend to depend on how badly the seller just wanted them off their hands as well as how interested the buyer was in buying both to begin with.

Is this normal or is it a scam?

@Brandon Briley how much do you normally need when you go to the auctions? 

Your right, usually those not in the white house will say the market is bad and that will normally cause a decline in the market.

Whether you were going to replace it or not is irrelevant, if it's beyond normal wear and tear (which it is) I would.

(This is above and beyond your normal ongoing education requirements.If you are managing properties you need to have a Managing Broker's license, or have approving managing broker.When you sign up with a managing broker, he or she may allow you to have a property management business, but you will probably owe them fees because they are responsible for your actions for the first 2 years.You don't have to work full time at this to be a property manager or Realtor(in Indiana we get this designation as a requirement and have to pay fees accordingly).

Question is: are there any other websites, normal local resources (other than other investors at a local REI club who do invest in that neighborhood) that I'm missing out on checking what the prevailing norm is in terms of which utilities tenants pay?

Goal 527 (sounds like a good number) quit this job and wake up knowing everything I work for is for me and my family. 

Is this a normal from lenders in TX? 

What do you normally do in this situation?