No management fee is a big break for youGood luckGino

. $5,000 was not an amount of money they readily had, and they requested I allow them a couple of months to gather the funds so their kids could have a Christmas.

For me - the ability to keep a pet has been make or break for me as to whether I am going to rent a home or not.

In race car terms, what the FED is doing is they are easing off the breaks, as they are coming out of the corner.

e.g one night she said someone was breaking into our house. 

If you aren't sure who to choose from, ask each of them for a meeting/consultation to break down your goals, the market, and the acquisition process.Once you've selected one, have them draft the offer for you and take it from there.The best agents are responsive, knowledgeable on the local market, have a strong supporting team (i.e. lenders, title, inspectors, title, etc.), and know how to put together a deal.As @Michael K Gallagher mentioned, you'd want to clarify whether or not your agent is also representing the seller.

At this point I am still thinking I can get 160-165k ARV and more so break even on expenses with the house.

We run into a lot more break ins in our Cleveland properties than we do with our Lorain properties.

If it breaks even and preserves equity on resale then that is hopefully worst case scenario.

Do you experience break-ins / theft?