I would suggest you up your rate from 8% to 10% to help off-set some of that cost. 10% is doable all day long here in Texas.

Well anyone can write anything into a contract, but whether it is legal and enforceable is for the courts to decide...It is State law here that a contractor must call 811 or they are liable for the costs.

Your cost basis would be ALMOST zero if you ever sold.

I believe they are recouping costs associated with loans they don't close.

This lead to piecing together payments here and there and drastically slowed the construction process and major cost overruns.

Look at all of the costs and then all of the revenue and make a decision based on that. 

So, he's claiming the home warranty won't cover... fine, what's the repair cost?  

You still have the cost of lease renewals, but that's minimal when compared to the cost of turnover.  

Minimizing CostsHolding a real estate license comes with ongoing costs, such as licensing fees, MLS access, and association memberships.

What I find to be most valuable: Ease of use, cost-savings and efficiency and here's what I mean: If using an interior designer to furnish your rental, they will hand you a list of supplies + furniture to buy and what I was able to do with Minoan is upload that list as a CSV file and then they come back with a quote of all of the items they can fulfill along with their respective discount.