The commission almost always come from the seller's side of the deal, so it's no money out of your pocket, and a buyer's agent will have a contractual duty to protect your interests.

No sealcoat wont stop weeds , its a coal tar emuslion , its purpose is to block uv rays and prevent a barrier to gas oil and grease . 

Smoking cigarettes is legal too, but smokers are not a protected class.

I've watched the videos in his introductory Performing Notes Course and all sounds great.As far as I understand it, if I do a good job of screening notes and make sure there is enough equity to protect my investment and the first mortgage is current….it's unlikely I'd end up loosing all my money.

This is a lesson for the seller--they clearly did not anticipate the sale of the building and factor in the right protective clauses in their lease. 

I was doing short sales before Realtors had the term, buying the note is another way to go.Don't forget to assess the costs of foreclosure, protecting the collateral, holding period, costs of sale and the proceeds from a sale paying the note off.

Now that the federal government is involved (see FHFA Issues Warning on Super Priority Liens), this ruling won't last long - as federal legislation is adopted to protect the interests of quasi-governmental agencies like FNMA and Freddie Mac.  

Definitely require documentation of all claims to protect both yourself and your investment.

It's a red flag that they don't have credit to protect, so harder to recover damages at move out, but often work out fine.

i completely agree j Martin, but you can think of it as a way of protecting your future profits from contacting due to ever rising utility bills.Brooklyn is like hipster mania and they will eat it up!