They're a tool -- it depends on what you're doing and what you want the result to be.In the Seattle area, Clint Coons @ Anderson Advisors is knowledgeable.

you can also look into the NACA purchase program you can get a home with No down payment, no closing cost, and no fees They will make you jump through hoops for this but the end result is well worth it 

@Dean HulsingA question I ask myself in a situation such as your find yourself: Is this building in an area where investing 50K will truly produce the results you forecast?  

In May 2013, a tornado came close to both properties and resulted in damage resulting in two claims (nothing as major as you think - just re-shingled roofs.

The scenarios of buying at $80,000, putting $20K in, then having a house worth $130,000 as a result are hilarious.

Here are exemptions to Due on Sale(d) Exemption of specified transfers or dispositions With respect to a real property loan secured by a lien on residential real property containing less than five dwelling units, including a lien on the stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a cooperative housing corporation, or on a residential manufactured home, a lender may not exercise its option pursuant to a due-on-sale clause upon— (1) the creation of a lien or other encumbrance subordinate to the lender’s security instrument which does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property; (2) the creation of a purchase money security interest for household appliances; (3) a transfer by devise, descent, or operation of law on the death of a joint tenant or tenant by the entirety; (4) the granting of a leasehold interest of three years or less not containing an option to purchase; (5) a transfer to a relative resulting from the death of a borrower; (6) a transfer where the spouse or children of the borrower become an owner of the property; (7) a transfer resulting from a decree of a dissolution of marriage, legal separation agreement, or from an incidental property settlement agreement, by which the spouse of the borrower becomes an owner of the property; (8) a transfer into an inter vivos trust in which the borrower is and remains a beneficiary and which does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property; or (9) any other transfer or disposition described in regulations prescribed by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.

I would want it to be a fee to the buyer or if rolled in result in a net to me that I was happy with. 

A. to learn as much as possible about the buyer's needsB. have five appointments ready to show  the buyerC. to insist that you are the perfect salesperson to work with the buyerD. to find a property for the buyer6.which housing style displeases some critics because of its mix and match look that they say is oversized, pretentious, and without style?

If you have specific questions, I find the search in the upper right hand corner is very valuable as it brings up results from the forum, blogs, people, etc.

Except that there was a recent NH Supreme Court decision with the result that any rent agreements between the landlord and the tenant that are future to the court date will be denied.