Realtors here use a flat fee commission due to the low price of the house.

As far as I know, these sellers are listed on a flat fee (because they need to move quick, and need money and it doesn't show a picture of the REALTOR® it is listed with), and it is not a full service, so if I were to put a property like this under contract, would i just use my regular purchase and sale agreement , or do I have to go through a REALTOR®'s special contract?

I would have the current owner get them out before closing.The tenants now are being nice because they are not paying rent.What happens when you buy "as-is" with the current tenants and then are not nice and go to evict them.They can cause thousands of dollars in damage and leave you a ton of trash to clean up because they are angry at you.I would much rather have the current owner evict them and then if there is damage I can drive down the purchase price even further to compensate for it.People need to see that you are not just a person but a corporation.The building I have I filed for eviction on many tenants.Previous landlord would flip flop and listen to the sob stories.In return they talked trash about the landlord and treated the building in the same manner.My PM let's them know a corporation runs it now and there is no negotiation or excuses.You simply pay the rent or you will be evicted IMMEDIATELY.You did not create these people's lives or situation.At the end of the day we all have bills to pay and people to answer to.I have had tenants tell me they have no money yet pull up in a Cadillac Escalade and have a Sony 55 inch flat screen in the living room.They have the money they just don't want to alter their lifestyle to pay the rent.That's fine with me they will just be doing it elsewhere and not on my dime.

We'll run out of taxpayers.Personally, a flat tax hurts me, but would probably be better for the country.

What is going on in the economy is unprecedented and is a strong signal that real estate is going to continue to stay flat for some time in the future, and one of the strongest factors in keeping the market flat is the lack of lending on real estate there will be."

It's the same reason I would never use a property manager who owns their own rental properties.If you have the time, you should be able to get a flat-fee service to list your house on the MLS and you can field the calls and do the legwork.

Is it a flat lot or are you looking at making it into a garage?

Lets say I need anew heater @3000Repair flat roof on porch @ 1000Replace 5 windows @ 1000and another $2000 worth of whatever....I am still at $4228 yr or $352 monthAm I not seeing something here??

The above statement is flat-out wrong, so I don't know why Aaron Norris thinks it "rocks."

The appreciation in my area has been flat for the last three years.