Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

You will get more in rent, but justifying the insurance and maintenance costs may not earn you enough for the risk. 

Plus by offering things other rentals don't it really justifies a higher rental price in a tenants mind. 4) They are cheap and easy to maintain!

They they need to consider not only the costs of repairs but the costs of not selling today.Now you come with your price and justify it from your point of view, they know you are in the business and need to make a profit, but making a fair offer and achieving their goals will go along way to having your offer accepted.Use the figures that it would cost them to have work done, not your costs, show your profit of 5k and describe the holding costs again, the time you will be working on it and a fair wage to get them moving on.

It could be done though, I just can't justify the investment at this time.

Remember, it’s business and if the numbers don’t work, you can’t justify it (with a few exceptions).

Frankly, it strikes me as the most significant migration I've witnessed in my adult life, reminiscent of the Bay Area and even NYC in the the 2.5 decades prior (before I had an income to participate in them :) )In particular, I think that the migration of both business and culture will result in a very sticky mix that may even exceed projected population growth numbers, which are already on track to double over the next 20 years.CapitalOriginally, I was going to invest alone, but I've since joined forces with 2 friends.Together, we're prepared to deploy ~$300k and have discussed raising silent money if the deal(s) justify it.We would certainly prefer to see cashflow, but are fine breaking even for 1-2 years in exchange for what we expect to be obscene growth - 30-40% over the next few years by most accounts.

It is always a red flag when realtors say a property would make a great investment but cannot clearly justify why. 

Fees should be clearly stated in writing, easy to understand, and justifiable.

Something where the marketing costs are justified because of the conversion rates.