Always remember this, 20% of the agents do 80% of the business, the rest sell one or two properties a year.

Will effects trickle down to the rest of Colorado Springs?

I would then review the cost break down, explaining how closing fees worked (commission fee, transfer fee, title fee, loan, lien and tax payoff etc)Then I would list the property in the MLS with the normal procuring fee of 3.5% (flat fee $2,870 and keep the rest of the flat fee (with my broker of course), the remaining $6,970.I don't feel this is unethical (in concept) for several reasons. 1.)

Not sure about the rest but I’ll find out once I tour the propert.

I've avoided responding to a lot of the comments, but I do want to repeat the main scenario that's one of the key criteria that would make scraping a painted popcorn ceiling in an old house a passable idea instead of covering with 1/4 in. drywall or replacing completely.In a lot of old houses in my area, the joist bays in the attic are filled with asbestos-contaminated vermiculite.The usual solution for this is to leave it in place and glue the access hatch for an attic like this shut, locking it off from the rest of the house.

This is changing the actual permitted USE of the building and it's my understanding that the general community - or at least an appointed board - will have to approve it in addition to other general local officials.

I've looked into rental properties in the city and if I was to put 20% down and rest on loan I would only make about $200 a month NOI.

My issue is DTI, so I'm saving and paying off smaller debts to decrease the amount I owe (student loan, rooms to go, etc.) and consolidating the rest into lower interest accounts.

Carpet will need to be replaced, wood will be durable, but also, without knowing the rest of the materials in the house, you probably want it to flow into the area you're entering. 

The entry to the bathroom was so narrow that you had to walk in part way, turn sideways and walk in the rest of the way.