But those figures do include the onsite-manager, who basically just pays a discounted rent in exchange for doing the onsite-manager duties.

They charge me 7% for the basic guaranteed rent service (along with the listing fee) and then if they do manage any of the tenant work orders there is an additional fee on top of that because I only signed up at the lowest level where owners manage work orders. 

Please note the information provided below is a layman's definition designed to provide a basic understanding for the general audience.

Basically, they have the right to spend up to $500 without your approval, so you cannot really stop them from doing so.

My A class that I own I self manage I have a RE agent that puts them up they find a tenant I require 700 plus fico so that weeds out 90% of renters and then I set them up on auto pay and if they have an issue we send handyman.. to be fair my units are basically new construction and townhouses in HOA's in the Desert ( vegas) so there simply is not a lot of maintenance. there is A class in every city its just that investors get so focused on  positive cash flow they dont buy those for rental purposes so they miss out on the best rental tenants.. the higher the cash flow on paper the lower the quality of the units.. its a fact..

Originally I was also hoping to find a package that would do more of the property management basics for me, like running ads, screening tenants, collecting rent, collecting e-signatures, etc.What I found after months of looking is that there is no one-size-fits-all platform out there.

Hubspot is good because the basic functions are free.

I have also tried to explain her its in her interest to let us paint the house and rent asap but nothing is getting across, she basically wants something in return for us to be able to paint.

He could be offering the most basic concepts ever for many in REI but just the shift in my mind has made watching his sales video worth it for me. 

But if you don't, you can start from basic assumptions.