Commercial purposes  (trade or business) would be running a massage salon or repairing trucks from it or the like, with associated use of the common property by multiple customers in a business open to the public.The attorney did not feel that AirBNB necessarily went against that. 

They asked for the source of the money in detail that just isn't warranted and would've required him to track every customer who contributed to his business success it sounded like.

Have already done the analysis but I would like to bypass the agent set to list it and make a low ball offer directly to the seller.

I have recently gotten with my real estate agent and figured out a few areas/zip codes I want to send direct mail to.

There are not a huge number of rental in my direct area so there might be an opportunity to get some good renters. 

You could reach out to the seller directly, having your agent do it might not be a good idea, your agent has ethics guidelines to follow, and the listing agent could get upset.

If they admit fault, can you have them pay the repair person directly? 

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.: looking through MLS, contacting certain people, sending direct mails, etc.)What % does screening the MLS (+other websites such as Zillow, etc.) represent compared to other strategies you may use to find deals (such as direct marketing, etc.), both in terms of # of analyzed properties and # of purchased properties?

Office time pricing and ordering materials , time spent obtaining and paying for permits , time spent scheduling subs , time spent consulting with the customer , time spent running for small materials .