To me the issue isn't charging fees and making profit as much as it is doing so without providing tangible value in returnA business exchange should result in value added not extracted—charging a 50% leasing fee to then only do remote showings, charging a $25/mo smart-home fee because of an added a $50 wifi-enabled thermostat My clients pay management fees as high as 20%, none lower than 13%, and in return they receive comprehensive property managementMy residents pay nothing other than rent, because they're not clientsI can't complain though, because if it weren't for the industry's standard practices becoming this way, I wouldn't have my niche

I like these amongst ,many other right nowREXR - (Rexford) they are a niche (sub-specialist) in industrial warehouse/distribution/manufacturing in the southern California only urban or Infil area, they are not international like PLD - prologis, their MOAT is that SO-Cal has geographic limitation to new inventory, so they have rent pricing power that industrial in rest of country doesn't, also 26 million people in so-Cal and the 2 busiest Ports in country, their earning/revenue projections next few years are best in class, and they are cheaper on price to book than PLD or others, I own some and will buy a lot more in upcoming Recession, likely in next 6-12 months, when publicly traded equities will likely slide by 20-30% although their assets (physical buildings) are only going up in valueVICI- (casino REIT), used to be part of Cesars palace, then Caesars spun them out in 2018, to do sale leasebacks of their properties to take all that physical capex off the books.

Typically Credit Unions are good sources of capital for Lines of credit but when it comes to refinancing there seems to be quite a bit of red tape.You want to work with a broker who essentially has the entire mortgage industry in the palm of their hand and can put you into the product best suited to meet your needs.

Meaning, they are not willing to:- sell their property off market- go into contract with a wholesaler- sell their property for a discount (i.e. they want 'top dollar')In cases like these, an agent can still assist the homeowner by helping them sell the traditional way.That said, wholesaling can be lucrative so I echo the advice you've received here - get out there and speak to people in the industry who are willing to share helpful information.All the best!

That statistic is an indicator that local industry wages can't hold up to home valuations which is a recipe for disaster in my eyes.

This industry is so much more sophisticated and has translated a slightly better mousetrap into market share.

None of the names listed above appear to be pivoting into the homeowner association space, yet here in the northeast USA it's still quite a fragmented industry outside of the major urban centers with established and deep-pocketed PM firms. 

Yes, it is extremely common in our industry.

Mortgage rates declined to their lowest levels in over a year, a sample of more than a dozen industry professionals said they were quoting most borrowers in the high 5% to low 6% range on government loans and in the mid-6% range for conventional mortgages.

At the end of the day, having adequate capital to purchase deals is a crucial part of this industry.