In every training session I attended it was POUNDED into our heads that there was no such thing as a "standard" commission. 

I am confident I can find a buyer for the unwanted property but I want to make sure I am reducing my tax burden as much as possible.

I love this country mate but it's starting to resemble communism...The most thankless job in all of real estate is property management.It's almost impossible enough to find a legit operator like yourself and then folks request lower fee's.Unbelievable...I don't think folks understand how much time and effort is needed to property manage "properly" and the 10% is peanuts.Sure, if you pay in peanuts you will get a monkey heheTry self managing and many will come back crying in a few months.Just my opinion after pounding the PM pavement for 10+ years now 

An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.Inspectors can vary DRAMATICALLY in their experience levels, and their thoroughness, and even the best inspectors will occasionally miss important issues (nobody's perfect).Therefore, each time I buy a property, I don't use one home inspector, I use SEVERAL layers of inspection done by SEVERAL pros.Yes, I use a regular home inspector, but I also have an experienced plumber scope the sewer line on EVERY property before I buy.

- The pounding inside my head.

If theyre just going to send you a portfolio booklet or send you to a website of all their listings tell them to pound sand.

Anyway, point is....don’t just cover up unwanted windows on the inside of bathrooms.

This is the textbook definition of penny wise and pound foolish.

Common benefits are:- Opening and scanning mail to email you a copy of what was inside- Shredding/disposing of unwanted mail- physically forwarding mail to another address (for a fee of course)- Depositing checks that they receive on your behalf.Just google "virtual mailbox dallas" and you'll see plenty of options for that market.

I have an 80 pound doggo named Jedi that I like to tell everyone about too...I'm getting into my first house hack this year as well.