We are happy to act as our own GC as we don't have the resources to pay for a GC who would charge 20-30% to do the job.Thanks in advance for your help and or ideas.

There are also certain brokers that will often waive many of the upfront fees that are typically charged.

Many attorneys charge a consultation fee that will be credited to my bill if I continue to work with them but I don’t want to pay for various consultation fees unless I know for sure that I have contacted the correct attorney.

I have frequently contacted sellers about properties that are off market that I feel pretty strongly that my buyer would be interested in or they have contacted me about. 

If the home has to meet special requirements (a common one is residential sprinklers), then you can potentially charge much higher rent and have higher cash flow on a long term lease to these operators.

I have heard of Propstream and I'm glad you think its well worth the monthly charge, this is something that I will consider moving forward. 

However, I’ve noticed additional charges that weren’t initially explained, and the rental payments are deposited into my account in multiple transactions each month.

Property managers usually charge about 10% of the monthly rent.

Take advantage of the need to get new residents more frequently than an LTR by experimenting right after you've filled a listing: change up the description on your platforms, try a new platform, raise the proposed rents, or practice reaching out to those "bad leads" of FF.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.