Get a fee only advisor, or educate yourself and get rid of a financial advisor altogether. 

It was not uncommon that they bought some of the worst houses (weird layout, dated, much deferred maintenance) in the nicest neighborhoods and then would try to relist them as-is to make a profit before ending up having to do the actual work required to the property for it to sell again, selling at a loss, or maybe making a little bit of money in transaction fees.

property tax 11000 home insurance 5000 monthly bills 4800 yearly cost 20800 rent 3500 mgmt fee (20%) 700 net rent 2800 yearly net rent 33600 profit 12800 property value 700000 % profit 0.018285714

A good private money lender should be transparent about terms and fees, have a solid track record and experience in real estate, and demonstrate flexibility in tailoring loan options to meet your needs.

Hiring a Property ManagerManaging Yourself:Control: You have direct control over tenant selection, maintenance decisions, and overall management style.Cost Savings: You save on property management fees, which can range from 8-12% of monthly rental income.Challenges: Being across the country means responding to emergencies or maintenance issues can be tough.

Both of those fee structures seems punitively high to me for the MTR model. 

Generally, private lenders offer more flexibility and lower fees than hard money lenders.

We want to start an LLC, the fee with our attorney is over $1000, i did come across legalzoom and other online LLC services which costs a few hundred. 

Building housing is subject to a significant array of regulatory costs, including a broad range of fees, permits, reviews, and other requirements imposed at different stages of the development and the construction process, with both a direct cost and a time/delay cost.

I have 2 cars that we are trying to exclude the payment from for dti ratios.One was owned at $852 monthly payment (this was refinanced to remove borrower from the loan)this one is giving me a problem because they are asking for payoff but honda is saying they take up to 10 days to be able to send it.Any guidance on a way to get this closed sooner would be great, seller is on a tight timeline.Second one is a lease that we have had approval to terminate (for $2600 fee) and then that one would be excluded.