. $1k a month is 300% more than that... seems way too high.I'm sure you've shopped the price around to other companies.

@Rich WahlHave you shopped around for a real estate attorney?

@Kevin Dong@Brian Pulaski  I get anymore fired up on the subject I am going to have to start charging for these pearls of wisdom  LOL.. enjoy your X mas Eve I am going shopping now before the crowds or at least I am deluding myself to think I am early..

This is a good point  some  folks are tire kickers ,meaning not really able  to buy house but want A agent  to think they are really able to buy a house .Big first step you need to  shop and get a mortgage i.e prequalify .

In quaint old Reynoldsburg near shops.

At home, I have a miter saw, shop vac, and a brad nailer from Ryobi.

This home was on a busy street (4 lane, yellow line, etc) but was in a prime location near restaurants, bars, shopping, etc, etc.

We have specific places we stay but I always shop.  

Built in 1978, it is a 9000 sq foot land area, 3 storey shophouse building with 4 shops in the ground floor and 24 small 2Bed/2Bath apartments above. 50% the building is rented out (almost NNN arrangement) to a very stable national bank for the last 30 years, with another 10 - 15 years remaining on contract.

IIRC, as our broker was shopping around our complex mortgage (my wife's employer was 1st mortgage, and we had 4 banks to choose from for the 2nd mortgage), one bank wanted a short, informal letter stating that we were comfortable being landlords.