Give us more info and it might help.If a property is listed as selling by owner, no agent is required.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

The properties are either one street down from each other or are 2-4 buildings next door.Property #1 (Currently live in with my family and I)Purchase Date May 2021Mortgage Balance: $117,898Rate: 3.625%Mortgage payment including escrow: $870.51Purchase Price: $143,000Tax: $3,308Estimate to sell in today's market: $190,000- $210,000 based on current sales in the market this yearHOA: $110 monthly includes Water and building insurance and other maintenance for the propertyProperty #2:Purchase Date:: April 2022Mortgage Balance: $135,756Rate: 4.625%Mortgage payment including escrow: $1,375 (payment normally $1,059 but payment increased due to low balance on escrow because of tax increases)Purchase Price: $148,000Tax:  $4,578Estimate to sell in today's market: $190,000- $210,000 based on current sales in the market this yearHOA: $100 monthly includes Water and building insurance and other maintenance for the propertyRent: $1,400 a month only water is included in rentProperty #3:Purchase Date:: February 2023Mortgage Balance: $118,518Rate: 5.99%Mortgage payment including escrow: $1,315 (taxes have gone up for this property as well)Purchase Price: $132,000Tax: $4,522Estimate to sell in today's market: $190,000- $210,000 based on current sales in the market this yearHOA: $100 monthly includes Water and building insurance and other maintenance for the propertyRent: $1,400 a month only water is included in rentProperty #4: (We were thinking of selling this and take profits but not sure to be honest)Purchase Date:: February 2024Mortgage Balance: $139,408Rate: 6.75%Mortgage payment including escrow: $1,332Purchase Price: $147,000Tax: $4,130Estimate to sell in today's market: $190,000- $210,000 based on current sales in the market this yearHOA: $100 monthly includes Water and building insurance and other maintenance for the propertyRent: $1,350 a month only water is included in rent

They'll decide if you can subdivide, what the requirements are, and what the zoning can be. 

I realized that carpets were completely dried and called restoration guy to remove them if not required.

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

Cities are required to select sites for new housing developments to address the housing shortage, but when cities are located on peninsulas with a finite amount of land there is a limited number of feasible lots to build on.

Although not required in some states, a lender having a mortgage license really protects the consumer from any potential fraudsters. 

That's the correct answer, commercial mortgages are a lot more flexible about down payment sources, etc, than home loans, but pragmatically (loan requirements aside) you need to bring SOMETHING to the table for anyone to want to bring what THEY have (down payment etc) to the table.

In Michigan the laws require property managers to have the same licensure as real estate brokers.