@Matthew Auletta Hi Matt, thanks for the response.

What utilities should a land lord be responsible for paying and what utilities should a tenant pay?

More of a survey to keep in the loop.

If they complete a short sale they will receive a 1099 for the difference ($1M) and may be responsible to pay taxes on that 'phantom income'. 

There just isn't enough information provided to give a proper response.

Thanks for your responses and sorry about the typos.

Then, when they enroll in the local schools, I had to sign an affidavit certifying they are tenants, on the lease, and furthermore I'm responsible for fines, and reimburse the town for money spent on educating an illegal resident.

Thanks for the response, I will be listening to your episode on my way into work tomorrow!

@Ned Carey Part of my previous post (above) was meant as a response to your comments - the paragraph starting with "Fitch's methodology..." until the end of the post.I thought I had added "@" and your name but it must have been accidentally deleted before I hit "post reply". 

Just so you know though this one has a 1.5% commission so you will be responsible for paying the other 1.5% at closing to cover the difference"Buyer: "Never mind, lets go look at that other one on Elm Hallow"As far as using a flat fee service they really just send you a form to fill out with your sq footage, number of rooms, dimensions of rooms, taxes, a contract for listing.