After seeing a video somewhere, I made the tool in the photos, using wood, some screws and stick-on rubber safety tread from Harbor Freight: https://www.harborfreight.com/self-adhesive-rubber-safety-step-tread-98856.html.

@Glen Michael we charge an onboarding fee to owners, which they ALWAYS complain about, but they don't want to undertand why it's so important.We use the funds to check:1) Ownership: we verify property is actually properly deeded to their name, LLC, etc. - We've found issues where owners was NOT on the deed and was scammed- We've also had to patiently explain to owners that since an LLC owned the property, that the management contract had to be in the LLC name and we needed proof they could sign for the LLC.2) Property Taxes: we make sure we know the status, to avoid tax foreclosure issues.- Took over several properties for an out-of-country owner last year that we're in the midst of tax foreclosure.

Also hearing better than market results from those who are self managing as consumers continue to buck excessive fees by seeking to book direct.  

The city is very open to this setup, with a clear permit process: $500 initially, plus a $100 inspection fee.

Let me demonstrate why you should not rely on this approach.Suppose you want to compare two properties.Property A:Rent: $1,800/MoPrice: $300,000Taxes: $2,000/YrInsurance: $1,500/YrAssoc Fee: $250/MoProperty B:Rent: $1,600/MoPrice: $300,000Taxes: $800/YrInsurance: $600/YrAssoc Fee: $35/MoCalculating the rent price ratio for both propertiesProperty A: $1,800 x 12 / $300,000 = 7.2%Property B: $1,600 x 12 / $300,000 = 6.4%So, Property A is the better property!

You probably also have an opportunity to trim some fat on your PM fees if you still want to outsource the management because that's heavy.

Loan amount is 283,500 for the two properties, origination fees are around $4,300. 

The fees are high, and the rate might be a little high.

Only way you made money on this deal, and avoided everyting being eaten up with title & recording fees and transfer taxes, was by flipping the contract - also known as wholesaling.Why can't you just call it what it is?

I am not sure what the pushback is other than not wanting to pay attorney fees.