Pay Down the Loan Faster:I’m considering applying $40,000 annually to the loan principal.

If they are low balls then usually you are asking someone to work for free as the fix and flip landscape is competitive for a low pay out.

Meaning that if you fund a $5K EMD and then decide not to close you lose the EMD, or you pay for an inspection up front and risk missing out on the deal while you're waiting for the report.

They must provide quality service, or their clients won't want to pay the price.

I find that I am doing just as much work using Pricelabs than I was pricing it myself, so why pay more.  

This is significantly lower than the mid west in the US.A really nice thing over there is that rents are often payed once per year.Dubai have a very consentrated power and decision organ which leads to very low predictability.

Even one vacancy or non-paying tenant could potentially be a major problem.And yes, there were vacancies, and non-paying tenants, and major problems.

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

At $800/month, that would barely pay for the rehab costs (using BP's 1% rule). 

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.