Half are to repeat customers or to people staying 6+ months and paying every week.

Make sure that you have all your notes, pictures, work orders reports etc...keeep copious notes, its one of the most important items.

He also took pictures for me, which I must admit are not very good.

Example a few weeks ago: got a "customized' postcard saying something like "Dear Andrew, we noticed you recently bought a property on 3455 Main Street - we have access to many properties just like this one, all over town.  

A financial planner will look at your complete financial picture, provide unbiased advice on your current situation and help you map out a plan to reach your goals. 

I just occasionally check the notes and pictures from the clean. 

Most paint a pretty rosy picture of the outcomes.   

Hopefully someone from the area can chime in but shopping quotes from reputable and well rated or referred PMs will illustrate a better picture for you.

but of course I do not charge an up front fee  as miniscule in the big picture as this company is charging.

You are dealing with discretionary spending from your customer base vs necessity spending with an LTR.