@Joshua Espejo It's not at all unusual to have roots growing in to the sewer lines which generally is not a big deal.

I know it's not unusual for LLCs to hold title to RE, so what am I missing?

I've bought plenty of houses and it's not unusual for me to know the process better than the listing agent. 

I don't think this is unusual. 

that said it's very unusual to nail down a place that will cash flow here, the more common scenario here is a significant chunk of your mortgage. 

I am not sure this is the right forum. It's not a question about rehabbing or flipping but is a construction question on my raw land-to-be-rental property. Please let me know if there is a better place to post this qu...

It is not unusual for a Property Management company to request to be put on the insurance as an Additional Interest or an Interested Party. 

A friend and I are houshacking in LA and have recently been thrown into an unusual situation.

If that's an accurate figure for total closing costs (and it includes any escrow funding required, title/recording, origination fee, processing/underwriting fees, etc) then it does not seem unusually high to me, but please keep in mind that my experience is in the asset-based lending space-- so my opinion is skewed.

If their bill was $250 a year ago (not unusual during the heat of summer) the company may "assume" this is the correct usage this time around.Gail