Good ones work well on a variety of odors, but cannot defeat cat urine on its own (cat urine requires every resource to address it).  

Paying for licensing courses, state tests, MLS dues, and a variety of other fees can add up, especially the yearly or bi-yearly renewal fees for licenses, Realtor associations, MLS fees, and various admin fees .

Keep in mind that their assignment fee covers a variety of costs they incur on the front end before ever closing a deal.

@Bram Spiero I took a spin around some of the areas near uptown and Plaza Midwood is a really cool area and had some a good variety of homes that I would love to rehab if I were in that market. 

As you and Paul have both said I will need to further explore the variety of niches.  

I take weekly rental reservations for a variety of vacation properties for a living.

It'll give you a variety of things and rough prices, but it doesn't tell you what to look for and what signs mean what.

We have a paragraph "REPAIR AND TENANT MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES" dedicated to this purpose and list a number of things they are responsible for, and have them initial that paragraph and an addendum in the lease that lists a variety of repair costs if they are the cause of damage. 

You could set up a partnership with him to place the money in a variety of smaller properties and split the equity.

Realtors in most cases have an understanding of why they chose the asking price, while some, but not all, homeowners may choose an asking price for a variety of reasons.