They are also regulated by the government, so they must abide by a much stricter set of standards.

If so then there is a stigma attached for a buyer looking to owner occupy, but from purely an investor standpoint I see no difference.regards,ChrisI don't think there is any questions on your standard disclosure that you would normally fill out for a realtor.....

The standard payment (when one is made) is about $3000, but I've seen sellers on my deals get up to $20,000 and have heard about them getting up to $40,000.There is nothing you can do to impact the bank's decision of whether to provide this incentive, and you generally only know it the lender will be giving money to the seller once the bank issues an approval letter, which will contain all the terms of the sale approval.As for the buyer giving the seller money, I've never seen that allowed, but if the bank will allow it (make sure it's in writing!)

I guess we just live in a world of double-standards.

the tile holding up has a lot to do with the way the structure is built and the quality and specifically the thickness of your existing sub floor. if your subfloor is less than 1 1/8" thick i would look at options other than tile.

(4) does this insurance package look standard in terms of features?

I have the tenants fill out a standard paper application first.

For those of you who are both Realtors and Investors, when you're negotiating with a home owner, do you use your standard Realtors contract, or do you use a different one?

This question lumps the quality and applicability of all degrees together.

Landlord has very quality products and information.