You now simply proceed as the State landlord tenant regulations outline based on a M2M lease.

A 30 year old HVAC system probably uses the "old" freon, which costs so much more due to government/environmental regulations put in place due to its harmfulness to the planet.

Additionally, if you aren't familiar with tenant/landlord regulations, then I would absolutely say yes to a PM.Just like anything else, make sure to ask for references, # of properties they manage, accounting, rates/fees and responsiveness to tenant issues.

For those who are unaware- You can buy bitcoin through regulated platforms such as bitstamp.net.

The geniuses at the local cities here talk all day long about affordable housing while adopting regulation that prevents MF construction unless it's a 100+ unit apartment or 50+ unit condo/townhouse.

I am trying to give you general information to help you learn so that you can better interact with legal or other professionals.Many Gurus have said that "Pooling"  money requires following SEC regulations and that one lender per deal does not.

Diane,,, your really barking up the wrong tree thinking you can negotiate with a lender that is leaving the space.. better use of your time is to find a new lender..Banks will often change their positions on what they will and or won't do.. you have no way of knowing if there loan portfolio is out of balance and too heavy to real estate and the regulators have dictated them to reduce exposure to RE.. this was common of course in the Meltdown.good luck with it.. should not be a big issue If Chris cant help you then dial for dollars... but thinking you can convince a lender that wants to exit and has a legit balloon coming up,  that's a fight you cant win.. foreclosure in CA takes 7 to 9 months give or take. and of course there will be bidders and you would be entitled to the overage as this would probably bid up to 1.4 to full price of 1.7...

How are the RE rules and regulations diff from U.S.?  

You area will likely have different regulations I just use these as a n example. 

There's not as many regulations if selling to another investor non-occupant.