Hi Doug, Your broker may require you to be a member of the local MLS, however there any many brokerages that don't, as it is not a requirement to have a license or even practice real estate.

While living in the property, after expenses, all of my properties have operated at a paper loss with standard depreciation.

Hey CJ, I definitely don’t think you should be lowering the standard of good service.

Having the standard analysis is excellent, but having additional criteria that are more personal might also become helpful during this process. 

The goal is to identify undervalued properties, renovate them to high standards, and sell them for a substantial profit.

It's just that those other agents didn't like their business practices.

Are there any practical methods for implementing usage-based billing without submetering?

This is a pretty standard ACH hold period. 

If you are going to do it yourself and be successful, you must know the law inside and out and learn how to resolve problems before they happen.If only someone wrote a practical how-to book for DIY Landlords...

Title company found out because it was on the chain of title.I don't know if this is common practice since this is not the subject property to be on a loan.