However, the rate is quite a bit cheaper (and locked in for 30 years) than a standard "in-house" portfolio loan that your bank retains.

A property manager that I'm considering hiring claims that the owner should not retain a key because of potential liability issues.

Are these in the foundation I'm assuming, or in a block retaining wall of some sort?

RESIDENT UNDERSTANDS THAT IF POSSESSION IS NOT TAKEN ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT THE Holding Fee  WILL BE RETAINED BY MANAGEMENT AND WILL THEREFORE BECOME NON-REFUNDABLE, IN ADDITION, THE LEASE WILL BECOME NULL AND VOID AT MANAGEMENTS OPTION. 

What he's asking from me is a $1500 retainer.  

Cancellation:Buyer retains right to cancel this agreement on or before closing date and any earnest money will be refunded to buyer.""

Try and understand that there is nothing that you can do that retains control of your Principal and gives you Daily, Weekly or Monthly Income as if it were a Money Market account, except Stock and Futures Trading.

Every lunch hour I called one or two with questions until I found potentials who had the same thinking as me - the ranking of what is important in retaining tenants and keeping expenses low.  

You will receive an Addict award along with a habit; as well as learning and retaining useful real estate information without struggling.Brandon Turner mentions we are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with.

One of these was offered to us essentially for free, but it would take half-a-million to update the property(energy efficiency, modern electrical and plumbing, etc) yet retain its 1880s majesty ... we would need to cut it into three ~1600 sq ft units (one per floor), but would need to be able to sell them for ~300K to make the project worth while ... the market just isn't there at this time.