The percent of LTR tenants that have not paid their rent varies by source but is usually listed as greater than 33% are delinquent in their rent. 

@Cj Powderhorn, This will vary depending on where you are in the valley and on the type of property.

You may not want to work with him because it could have been a calculated step to just get you "stuck" with working with him since he already ran your credit.Notary situations can vary state by state and have never done a transaction in CA, but I have in most Northeast states and in everyone, I would 100% call that a junk fee that he is throwing at you so he can give you a "discount" without even giving you a discount.

There are so many areas in the DMV with varying degrees of pros and cons in addition to price ranges. 

The income limit varies by zip code. 

While state laws vary greatly from state to state, but overall even if your state allows online notarization, it can be tough to get the lender, title, and escrow all on the same page.

There is no good or bad, there are just varying degrees of risk.

Granted, labor rates vary.  

Recently, I have taken the time to randomly drive around some of the areas, and have seen that some neighborhoods vary dramatically block by block ex. neighborhood east of the Delmar Loop.  

I understand they vary, but is there a benchmark for this?