They acted as if they were interviewing me deciding if I was worthy of the opportunity. 

Hi @carlos Thanks for your recommendation and I made an appointment for an interview with Samson Properties!

Michael:  I paid $500 bucks for some remodeling plans (yucca valley architect who is quas-retired) and he connected me to engineer/ and Title 24 guy  (new construction also requires soil test engineering and sometimes water flow testing for the water district)but I think 1000-1500 is probably  low end and 3500-5000 is high endI'm working on a hew house in pioneertown and I'm interviewing builders/general contractors (who have plans in their archives that were approved) -many plans approved in 2015 aren't valid.. because of the Title 24 increases every year and the 2016 codeNathan: exciting. yucca NEEDS some new apartments!

Hopefully this information helps and I do suggest at least interviewing with a couple real estate agents.

I would interview a couple property management companies and ask them for rent-analysis.

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Great interview and I will be sure to check out your podcast. 

After a year of interviewing, freelancing, and pulling my hair out, I went back to NYC to accept a job that would allow me to keep the house.

Hopefully the class will have a test prep portion to it as well to help you pass.It's best to interview at least 3-5 brokerages to see who will be a good fit for you, your lifestyle and your personality.

Learn the difference between a good PM and a bad one, try to interview at least three, and then make an educated decision.