They claim to charge in the "high 4 figures" - one web source says it's $4800 - to join their group and get access to their network and resources.  

.* Additional Charges: Jenny requested that I deposit on her checking account an additional $20-25k for her to purchase furniture, which I refused because I thought it was very strange, opting to give my card # instead.* Work Quality: Jenny never showed up to the house, she sent 2 people instead, she never mentioned she would not show up herself, she never asked for approval to send two others instead, they did not complete the job, and there were multiple unauthorized charges on my card.* Receipts and Expenses: Once I brought to Jenny's attention that we were 20k above budget, she refused for days to give me the receipts, saying that I needed to give her my credit card statement first.

When we sold the house we did not charge the investor a commission.

Just to disprove your theory...by your logic, my first page search impression should be much lower than 80%!  

The equity is actually what you are paying for the property.In this case let's look at the numbers that count,...the current numbers.You have about $500k or more in equity, which is buying you a property that's worth about $700k (I went with the lower PV. 

I have focused my research on house hacking due to the lower upfront capital requirements with an FHA loan.

However, if the owner lives in Cuyahoga County or a contiguous county, the owner may be listed as the local agent in charge.

I went to every one of the 65 hearings myself and got 61 properties lower and 4 remaining the same. 

I prefer to stay further from the coast and hopefully further from major storm/flooding events (potentially lower insurance costs).  

That will get you looking at cash flow and end up in a lower rated area than you think.