Make sure that the agent is ok with only getting commission on the property that he has procured for you.

This includes:-  Overseeing contractors day-to-day-  Overseeing the work and ensuring it's on schedule-  Managing the budget-  Managing procurement of materials -  Getting contractors paid-  Handling issues as they arise/Change Orders-  Taking care of the property between rehab completion and saleThe most efficient solution is a project manager who can oversee all of this. 

The quote: $7.02 and I feel like an idiot. 14 years of fighting with procurement departments because I had assumed it was a significant cost.

You were 'procured' by the listing. 

I no longer manage homes, but can help you procure a Tenant with MLS Listing/Marketing/Showings/Lease Execution and suggest some tools to help manage it on your own.

However, Auction is only interested in procuring a buyer and collecting earnest money and after that the process can be painful.

While they are getting that higher lease procurement fee it also takes a massive amount of their time to prepare the property between residents, list and then lease it all over again. 

I will reach out should we procure the properties.

I only invest in multi-family and have used various strategies to procure my properties (house hacking, private money, etc).  

This is geared to the individual investor and not corporate or multi state groups, who will have their own finance/procurement teams.There are several tabs and concepts:1.