First thing I recommend is to make sure his numbers are airtight, get a few opinions (I can refer you to an amazing Realtor we work with in Indy).

@Diane G.IMO tenant is not responsible since your lease does not reference the move out charge.

Louis, it would be a $675 difference before the split and expenses being taken out.The agent is much more motivated to get you the best deal so that you will use them again in the future and, more importantly, refer them to your friends and family. 

Generally speaking this is tied to streamlined refi for government backed loans (VA, FHA, USDA), where you can refi an existing loan into a lower rate without much hassle.I think what you are referring to is refi from a VA into a conventional (Fannie/Freddie) loan to free up your VA benefit.

Also, ask the agent if they could refer you to any leads... even rentals (You'd be surprised how many leads top agents let go because they don't want or have the time to work... doesn't matter if they're cheap leads, just take them to get experience).  

Tell him I referred you. 

Lastly, I am asking if you know any good window contractor that you could kindly refer me to.

The contracts and structure will give you more protection.As for the construction contacts, if they're unwilling to share contacts at RE meet ups, go to Angie's list and make some calls, walk their projects and check their references.

Words can't express my gratitude to you guys.After preliminary research, I can tell that a number of the homes in the town where I have my rental don't have HVAC and largely seem to be boiler heated, which doesn't come as a major surprise, given that A LOT of them are built early last century and aren't very conducive to HVAC by design.Judging from the dialogue here and further reflections with my principal contractor, I think we are sticking to our initial plan of boiler/insulation/ceiling fan combo, but once we've demoed everything that needs to go anyway (some ceilings and walls) and created a much more operable working space at the same time for installations, we are going to bring in professionals to get free quotes on HVAC and mini split systems, if anything, for future reference and negotiation fodder on the next property purchases.

I'd say that the person you are referring to is not an accredited investor; however, there are other securities exemptions that don't address the accredited/non-accredited dynamic for investors that may be worth looking into.