A private lender named Direct Commercial Funding Inc. has presented us with favorable loan terms, however, they include a substantial upfront fee.  

Whether it is a SFR or a multiplex, the type of tenant one rents to will depend on the location, the type of property presented, quality of the dwelling unit, tenant screening, strength of the rental agreement and how well the property is managed. 

I know that in my state you have to be careful if you are offering on behalf of others for the  sale or purchase of real estate, exchange of properties, negotiation of rents or leases, collecting rents, listing property for sale, writing and presenting offers, negotiating options, conducting auctions, advertising real estate, prospecting for clients and customers.For sure find out what the laws are in your area and follow them.

The way he presented it he was trying for sainthood.

If it doesn't equate to their minimum requirements don't even waste their time presenting the deal to them.The thing you have to know also, is if your buyer is a wholesaler or a rehabber.

@Andrew S.Unless Even if the other units have ducting outside of the conditioned space, I fully expect the OP will see a substantial difference in utility consumption to maintain the living space at the same temperature as the others.However, before ripping out and relocating the present furnace, it may be possible to encase it in a heavily insulated box and thereby mitigate some of the loss presently experienced.

Check your state laws and do not rely on a realtor because they are like bankers pass and present they only have tunnel vision and cannot think outside the box because they were train that way.Joe Gore

I mean, if the house is not presently inhabitable, who puts them up in a hotel?

I've done my own flood house after Hurricane Ike but recently been presented with several burn houses and I'm trying to determine repair costs.

Here's a thread with an issue that could present even if you try to do everything right.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/93102-lead-paint-nightmareAs to why you don't just keep a cash flow property unleveraged it has to do with your actual return on investment.