Simply buying because you want to own one ... is not always the best thing to do.

And If my statistics don't lie to me - people usually do not purchase the house after all simply because of people's habits rarely change, especially in a good way.Please, criticize my view of this topic as much as you possibly can if you personally dealt with leasing your properties.

That is important, because, as I understand relo ordinance, they can simply decline to renew and default to mnth to mnth lease into perpetuity. 

Call their previous, not present, landlord and ask test questions, (confirm address of the rental, rent amount etc.) to make sure it is not simply a friend of the applicant you are calling.

This property is best suited for someone with deep pockets simply looking to park cash with no concern for making money.

We currently have 2 properties in SC and the non-resident taxes are definitely cutting into our ROI.

Cut rate prices will almost always yield cut rate service.Now, aside from that, if you're looking to kick in commission because it's a friend, family member, etc. you definitely can. 

At that point, I put the house on the market and cut my losses.

Zillow has the credibility.I wonder how hard it would be to simply click "I own this house" and get Zillow's number, without actually owning it.

It’s a small college town in Illinois (which the state as a whole is struggling) with 30k people in 2013 to about 22k now because the college usually brings in 14k students but now it only has about 8k and the budget cuts to the school have hurt the town.