If you think your brokerage services to list a property are worth $15,000 or 10% or whatever else, you can negotiate that commission.  

Sounds like you are on the right path in offering services for gaining knowledge.  

Hey,So my question as a new member is what are the chances of getting a lender to offer a 75% loan on a $1 million multi family property in Florida for around 4.5%.We have previously invested in many single family pro...

I would be careful about bumping the rent to include these services; tenants can get real careless with water consumption if they are essentially getting all they want for a fixed price. 

Rather than the time extensive 25 cent raise I can look forward to netting after a year of hard work.. 

I would be interested in offering my services as an Interior Designer and/or estimator of rehabs, along with my extensive construction and supply contacts.  

I think we have a national speaker coming in to talk about raising private money, but don't quote me on that. 

Much of our data/lists actually comes from services that charge monthly fees for downloads, so I am currently not purchasing lists. 

We have a service master guy coming out to give us a scope of work, which may very quickly answer our question.  

Here are some other things that could go wrong which may cause failures:Unknown necessary repairs (i.e. sewer lines, roof, etc)Not having cash reserves to cover vacancies / major repairsUptick of crime / vandalism in neighborhoodVandalism of propertyInfestations (pests, other)Bad tenants / No tenants / tenant family issue impacting stay (i.e. death, divorce)Rezoning of school districts / Loss of accreditation of school district Insufficient Property Management (not addressing tenants concerns, no notification of repairs timely - causing further damage, etc)Not following market pricing on rental / raising rent to frequently or too much at onceLegal issues (i.e. tenants sue for injuries on property, taxation, etc) I think you get the idea.