(g) to return the premises, upon move-out to the same level of cleanliness it was in at the inception of the tenancy.

This has nothing to do with the seller......other than having a week listing agent who knows many agents won’t work at this level at 3%.This is the Buyer agent simply saying.....it’s not worth my time to do a deal for less than a $1500 gross commission....so if you want ME to represent you, then you have to make up the difference.

The less you seem to know about both, the lower their confidence will be that you are the right buyer for the opportunities they do have.

I personally like to have more than $200/m, but it may work if you have multiple units to lower the variance.

They tend to deal on a personal as opposed to professional level.

That's a hefty discount off list and the numbers till work... it could be your numbers weren't right from the start.If time is an issue, you could offer lower and faster close.

But if the current property is performing then it may be worth it.If that property is not performing at a level you would want then no refi in the world is going to work as well for you. 

You can take a loan against your 401k and pull the lower of the two: up to 50% of the value or $50,000. 

Tells me a lot of work out there for mid to lower income categories which is great

Great opinions, thanks to all.My wife thinks we should go w the 2-yr lease because my stress levels always increase when I have to actually do work for this $$$.