Shopping your insurance and protesting your taxes are a couple of easy things you can do to reduce expenses.  

@Steve Meyers I’ve been running this with some success with a local cincinnati agent on 2+ units and nationally with a commercial broker for shopping centers.

There are best practices on certain items that provides a guidelines.Commissions are always negotiable like any other services, you can shop around for the best value for money.All depends on the risks that you are willing to take.

if anything then I would set a flat fee to pay them for their service and then if you do find a property that offers buyers agents money, in which almost all I have seen still do...then I would have the title company back out the amount you decided on and the agent gets the remainder of the amount of commission that's left over. 

Fortunately, the Short Term Shop teaches you all of these things once you are under contract and through the inspection period.  

If the interest rates go up to around 7% again do the numbers still work for the remainder of the loan? 

I wonder how the Shop STR app compares to the others.

Usually it's not RE meet-ups, more likely it's golf clubs, private bars, coffee shops in affluent areas, ski areas, etc.

This website would include a walk-through video, more photos, information on what to do in the area, shopping recommendations, places to go, and things to see.

You need a firm estimate for the remainder of the work as your funds are limited (like most people who don't have an endless amount of money).