These charges apply even after paying a monthly fee of $179.

(Late fees would be one example.)

Wild how many fees PM's tack on to extract value from tenants ontop of rent.

So for her, the fees of 3% at closing and 1.5% per year is a steal vs paying $400,000.

A few things to think about-what are all of your monthly costs and look at the rent including vacancy and management fees. 

So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

., and in your analysis account for slightly higher PM fees.  

We charge 1% of the frontside wire fee with no additional Cost.

Do you have a setup fee?

Normally, you would charge a cleaning fee (ex. $250), then refund them back the remaining.I don't understand why some people say you need a seperate account for every tenant, that's a bit ridiculous especially since banks normally require min balances, so you'll end up owing thousands to the bank everytime you pay back the tenant's security deposit.