In his view, it was free quality control and a way to market / build his brand. 

Why would a FSBO want to list at all (since the whole point of them going FSBO is that they've already decided against an agent), much less with a brand new agent?

Where your investment properties sit is on a Schedule E, which ultimately flows into your 1040, but the schedule E is what is outlining income and expenses for each rental property. 

Should we expect other national brands to follow suit?

@Dustin Budny Well it was one of my very first RE investments and we bought it brand new in 2005. 

Jordan E Smith:@Jacob Sampson Thank you for your response.

If you don't have a verifiable track record you may want to bring in someone who does          E.

Brand new double wides, top of the line, shouldn't cost more that #125k...and as low as $60k.The property could be worth more with the dble wide removed because it would be based on the potential of the land. 

You can show rental income on a schedule E that is more than the mortgage payments you make.

I already have bedroom furniture for 2 bedrooms that I like (my BR and one other), so I am thinking I'd have one of my spare bedrooms unfurnished and the other furnished.