In fact, a couple of recent studies have shown that working with a broker typically saves about $10,000 on a residential mortgage.

You provide an excel sheet with basic information about the companies and they return all the contact info you could want for about $0.15 per lead.I have not been able to find an equivalent for Canada.

The license doesn't cost more, the service and quality does.And a note on that cost, in my experience hiring contractors, only a small percentage of the cost savings was due to finding the right guy who is willing to work for less.

In my opinion this will not lead to long term success - if that is of any interest to you focus on saving up enough to purchase your primary residence.

Shoot me a message if you would like some more info, I think we will have our next one in mid to late January.

That kind of attention to detail can save a lot of headaches.Are you focusing on multi-family properties in SA only, or are you also exploring other opportunities elsewhere?

I have no idea, I am struggling to find the info!

But from an Airbnb perspective, having PMs not collect on these smaller cost items can add up to significant savings/profit.   

States that are non-disclosure don't have as much public information and Zillow doesn't have access to non-public info for their analytics. 

Mainly, what % of that $500k are you able to save and is there a desire to relocate?