They do it across the board so all their units have to pay the higher deposit.

because I was paying my bird-dogs vs having them pay me and just promise how someday, maybe just maybe they will bring the grand-slam of a deal and then I will be paying them oh-so much $$$$$ Seriously, from those buying into this I gotta understand how your mind works, no insult meant, I am genuinely intrigued and baffled because if it's a good deal you can go to any number of investors and get $, not a one will charge you for the opportunity to present them deal. 

I never got the consultation, but was politely told my portfolio is probably too small to pay their annual fees (starts at $2500 and goes up).

Even a single error could cost you more than years of property management fees.Understanding Tenant BehaviorProperties don’t pay rent—tenants do.

It's a challenging market but I say if you can pay less then you currently are renting then it's a win.

Nor would paying people to moderate.

Client rents that house and makes 1k monthly profit, plus has a really good paying job.

So depending on how much you pay for it, you can assess your cashflow.

@Jordan Moorhead I know of many single-asset syndications as well as funds that pay distributions but have negative operational cash flow.

Equity pay down is ~$200/month for each $100k borrowed depending on rate you get.