So its not uncommon to have further regulations to ensure that the public is protected from bad actors..

For a $35M property, this equates to about 1.43%, which is slightly higher but still reasonable.Market Norms:In some cases, commissions for very large transactions can be negotiated lower, especially if the property is expected to sell quickly or if the broker anticipates minimal effort to close the deal.The presence of a flat fee for properties above certain thresholds is not uncommon and can provide predictability for both the seller and the broker.Conclusion:The commission structure provided in the image appears to be fair and within the typical range for large commercial real estate transactions.

If it's internal then good luck getting them to share the invoice because it's not uncommon for extra hours to be billed for profit or when handyman hours are short that week.Scope:  What was the scope that they repaired? 

By and large, MTR residents are coming to work (or for relocation due to flood, fire or wind), and they approach finding housing with their analytical brain, not the emotional one.It's also not uncommon that the person tasked with finding accomodations for the MTR resident isn't going to be staying there at all.

It's been pretty tough to find anything that cash flows lately, so we're going to move ahead despite this after being told it's not an uncommon situation in this particular submarket.We'd like to try and up zone so that it's no longer non-conforming.

Buying off-market from a wholesaler can definitely offer some good deals, but it’s not uncommon for a partial renovation to turn into a full one, as you've experienced.

New development is an uncommon strategy for part time investors. 

It was not uncommon that they bought some of the worst houses (weird layout, dated, much deferred maintenance) in the nicest neighborhoods and then would try to relist them as-is to make a profit before ending up having to do the actual work required to the property for it to sell again, selling at a loss, or maybe making a little bit of money in transaction fees.

When it is a new development, it isn't uncommon to see someone use the date the Certificate of Occupancy was issued - perhaps that marks the "ready", but it still might not be "available".So you can certainly have a property in service in a given year, but not actually have any rental income - but certainly your facts and circumstances are much better if you can actually get a tenant in there, that (should) shore up your defense on that question ever coming up unless you are playing weird games just to get a given in service date for tax purposes.

Not an uncommon situation, and depending on the exact details there are still some community lending incentives you could have as a first-time borrower to help with the costs.