Jeff,You should review the Insurance coverage for the property to make sure the Named Insured matches the entity on the title. 

Does this cover your payment with taxes . insurance, and a little for repairs? 

Think of their fee as extra insurance that the deal will close. 

When I tried to get the bank to let us pay for and get insurance on the property, they sent me an acceleration letter.

Make sure you carry proper insurance if it is being run as a group home.

Our firm's primary focus is to assist Professional Management Companies in the Multi-Family Industry.

(Government qualifications requirement)The so-called "stress test" determines the borrowers ability to qualify as follows.If  the mortgage loan is to be insured, the borrower must qualify at the higher interest rate of either:the Bank of Canada’s conventional five-year mortgage rate (presently 5.34%)the interest rate you negotiate with your lenderIf the mortgage loan is uninsured, the borrower must qualify at the higher interest rate of either:the Bank of Canada’s conventional five-year mortgage ratethe interest rate you negotiate with your lender plus 2%Regardless, interest rates are still considerably below their historic range of 7-9%.

The longer the gap in insurance coverage, the higher the future insurance premium.

Investing out of state is significantly more complex than investing local...you'll be depending on someone to be your eyes and ears...this typically creates a huge conflict when you enter an industry where half the agents can't find their *** with both hands and the other half are commission driven...you're really looking for the 1% that has well established tools for long-distance investing. 

Also, I have decided to enter the professional world in the insurance industry.