Use Google to easily find any of those sources.Here are a few facts you should know about the BBB, all of which drove our decision to never become "accredited": • it is not a government agency.• it is not a consumer watchdog.• it is funded by the annual dues paid by businesses it anoints with "accreditation" - which, by the way, is the only way to become "accredited."

A lot of times, you are governed by your dominant market.Condo will usually give you least maintenance issues, but the HOA fee will drive down your return A LOT

Making a rental criteria based on rent being paid with earned income vs. a government subsidy is not a violation of FHA, since source of income is not a protected class.

One of them is rented on a 2-year lease (government employee, the Crown pays), the others are all good potential long term tenants ... with the exception of the Student house which is a annual lease with the potential to renew (which happens 50% of the time).

Local settlement practice governs at your closing. :) 

Price to turnover a unit The upper price of J Scott's book seems pretty fair to me, a little bit low on what I charge, but I only schedule investors to fill up the gap between commercial/government contracts, not that I won't finish on time and on budget nor will not finish the job once started.

@Kyle Chase If you look at the retail sector, Walgreens and Rite Aide or CVS always go in by each other, Burger King, McDonalds, Taco Bell and Del Taco, etc.

Local ordinances will govern such things.  

Government websites tend to be a little tricky to navigate in my experience.

Especially when the tax money goes to a lot of waste like everything the government handles.