The going rate varies by market, but some agents will do it for free in exchange for any unrepresented buyer leads, while others may charge $50-$100 depending on the demand in your area.Wishing you and your wife all the best—exciting times ahead!

House hacking is a great way to get started.

Quote from @Shiloh Lundahl: @James Wise What can I do or say to help you see that this is a perfectly legitimate way of investing in real estate and that it can be beneficial to both the buyer and the seller? 

I'm doing my best to catch up, but I am overall embarrassed.I have my inquiry reply for interested tenants.

No matter what you will or the tenant will need to pay a fee of some sort but I have found innago as the best option that is the lowest cost.

That is quite unfortunate, it seems the calculator section would be the best mobile feature, access to the tools right on site of a project...

I don't have much advice as now the profits are gone and it seems like the best thing to do is to get your money out the deal and move on.  

Can you share the websites you use and other ways of finding properties to buy?

There's no way to answer this for certain based on this information. 

You need some way to jack up this rent.