You are about to embark on a journey that will be accompanied with potholes, bottlenecks , flat tires but dread not so long as you are resilient it indeed will be rewarding.

I have an apartment building with a 1/4 acre flat lot that has had nothing on it since the beginning of time and the city will not let my put anything on the lot because they said the building to parking area ratio prohibits even making the area a parking lot.

I love in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago and currently own ons 3-Flat in Chicago and two larger multi-family properties with my Mother in Milwaukee and Bloomington, IL.

The issue we find is that some brokers leave out certain expenses that owners don’t consider expenses or just plainly go light on the projected expenses altogether. 

Prices won’t tank here, but they may soften more, and be flat for awhile.

A couple options could be a flat per unit fee like you mentioned, or perhaps a revenue share model where you get a small percentage based on the number of units that sign up. 

I myself am a newbie but I've been eyeing the market around the DC area for a while now.Personally, I've seen the market in this area remain somewhat flat over the past few months.

I once sat in a meeting with the Assistant Director of HUD and property managers brought up multiple scenarios and he was caught flat-footed.

I've just closed on a two flat with an illegal basement that's already fully-furnished. 

Or consider giving them a lower flat rate out of your pocket to represent you if you're really uncertain, since you found the deal.I will send you a PM with some lenders.