I can refer you to a Florida attorney that offers a great lease and charges a nominal fee to prepare, shoot me a private message for contact info. 

@Jeff Greenberg  FIBI does a good job.. like those guys a lot.. cost a nominal amount but someone has to pay for the room ... etc.in Portland there is RAREBIRD  as an alternative to REIA  they have an annual fee and pretty good networking and the guys that run it are sharp.. no pitch fest.

That’s what I found on my own as well, however, when talking to a real estate agent through a friend he said something about selling the house to me for a nominal fee of $1.

I usually pass on deals with less than 10-12% CoC on analysis, if I find a deal that passes my underwriting at 12% nominal, then I know real world will be a slam dunk.

Are there any advantages to opening an IRA/Roth IRA and putting in a nominal amount (I'm thinking $50-$100/month on automatic payments for the next 20-30 years), or would I be better off putting all my money into real estate? 

The depreciation thing is nominal at best. 

Appraisal costs paid directly to an appraiser, and perhaps a nominal credit check fee, are the only exception.Don’t overpay for a property, compromise your expected returns, or ever feel desperate to do a deal.

Make sure you are able to make changes to the listing after it has been posted for a nominal fee.3.

LOLin Lake Oswego were I live and have built half a dozen  55k for permits.in Gresham were I am currently building and built 30 last year and 23 this year  30k for building permits all in.out in Yamhill ( Oregon wine country were I built a dozen) permits 12k....I suspect Bay AREA is 75 to 100k per house JUST FOR BUILDING PERMITS and hook up fees.the numbers I quote above are all in  include hooking to sewer water, storm park fees.. and other city fees.. the actual building permit review fees are nominal in all areas its the system development and hook up fees that are huge..

It’s one of the reasons that having a nominal $25 application fee (pick your price) to cover a background check is common.