He doesn't want to deal with the properties any longer and live the dream?

It doesn't seem like they would go for it, but does anyone have experience with it? 

Contact an asset protection lawyer (It doesn't seem hard to open a single LLC by myself online but I imagine it would be difficult to get much past this without some professional help?)

Whereas if you ask another company which has fewer properties in that area or zip, you could get a lower rate since they don't have as many eggs in that basket.It does and it doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but I was told this by an insurance agent and eventually got my head around it.

Ideally if you provide paperwork for review, and your financial situation doesn't change much from now until the time you're ready to refinance, you *should* get an accurate answer as to how much you can qualify for. 

Why deal with someone that doesn't own the home when they can go directly to the seller.

Even if Chicago majority wants rent control (which they do) doesn't mean they can really do anything.

The fee doesn't sound high at all and could actually be pretty low if that's the only fee.

Check rentometer.com and see what is says.Better to wait for the right tenant than accept a sub par one that doesn't pay and tears up your place.

I am in TX, I want to lock in a commercial property with a private seller, he doesn't want to go the traditional route of selling outright just yet, due to the property having items of value that need to be sold first.