Now all that being said I would take a "retainer" that is based on the rent collected in a standard month.

But basing on the recent data, is it safe to say that we are entering a buyer's market this year?

Would that normally demand a higher sale price/cap rate based on investor appeal?

Our strategy is to buy and sell once the builder completes selling all the houses in the community.The base price of the house they're selling is $420K, but the model house, with all upgrades, is priced at $450K.

I found a great cloud-based brokerage that will allow me to train without physically being in the office taking leave from my military position.I think about finding a brokerage like going shoe shopping.

you can probably look the property up on the town property records data base online, let me know if you need help :)

The right answer here is based on what you are trying to do. 

That number is going to be based on the appraised value but will be limited to no more than what you paid for the property.

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

I have never understood why tips are based on 20% of the meal but that is where we are so I play along.