Get copies of leases to make sure you're not walking into something unexpected.

Read the lease.

Obtain a working knowledge of the local rental market.If there is no lease on the property, but the local rental market is very strong, the lender may still consider the prospective rental income for offset purposes.

Hello,Before moving into this house, our landlord made us sign a lease for a year.

You could make an argument that your lease makes it the tenants responsibility, but there's no way this would be considered "routine". 

- Can I set up a fixed option amount within the lease and capture any overages if I do end up able to sell after lease term?

Okay i have 2 deals I am looking at for my second investment property both deals are 30 year loan, the mortgage price includes insurance and taxes.. 1)  first deal is 2 houses owned by one person that can be bought in a bundle, both priced at $30,000, they were $34000 and price went down, but the mortgage is calculated on the $34000, its in low income community near 2 colleges in KC, they have tenants in them lease ends in 6 months and have a property manager in place.

The tenant is on a lease up through May of 2019 at $650 per month.

We are renegotiating a lease with a Subway Restaurant Business and I was curious if there are any publications that discuss rent to gross sales percentages. 

How long should the lease be?