I think the point that's been made is that it's fair to neither party.

Perhaps a nice 1950's built bungalow.Always hire a 3rd party property inspector to give you an unbiased feel for the home.

The worst part is; people are buying them up left and right.

Many brokers request in the LOI phase "A Written Position" from buyers to justify which party will pay for closing costs.

Also, keep track of all the parties you run into as you never know when you can use their talents again :)

I notice a lot of large apartment buildings in my area (Toronto) are being managed by third party property management companies.

No politician in their right mind would sign their name to such a thing, it would be ending their political career and forever tarnishing whatever political party that person belongs to.

Little late to the party here But I highly recommend @Mark Fries as well.  

I question the cashflow part. I

Nice part is, even if we have a hard time selling because it's section 8, it cash flows pretty well.