And how much above normal rent can you usually charge for a lease option?  

I would make the right improvements and charge as much rent as possible.

I have paid hundreds of thousands for education and learned more from my local investor/agent who took me under his wing and never charged me a dime.Find your local bad *** investor and PROVIDE VALUE TO HIM.

FCI charges $15 per month to service, and an additional $15 per month for escrow accounts.So for low value notes, with payments of only around $100-200 per month, doesn't this servicing fee represent a large amount of the actual interest received, to the point that the long term actual APR on investment is quite low or zero?

Thanks Here's a Zillow map of houses for rent near Temple University:http://www.zillow.com/temple-university-philadelph...Looks like 3 BR houses/townhomes rent for $900-$1700.  4BRs go up to and over $2000, so if you could convert an extra room to a BR, you could potentially charge up to that amount.  

Now that a buyer is using a different company, they have a charge to "reissue owner's policy".  

I had a realtor call me and offer to list my house and he would charge a flat fee of $3000.  

I'm researching the Florida market to see what I can fairly charge and be comfortable with.So that's my update.

Look for a broker with the lowest monthly fees and lowest takeout from commissions earned.Also find out if they will charge you for personal transactions.2.  

It would look better if you could charge $900 / month or more instead of $800/month.