All of this is aimed at providing more value to our members without hiking prices.While I understand your perspective, I don't think it's accurate to compare our approach to the fee increases mentioned in the article.

The terms are not as attractive on a mixed use loan compared to a 1-4 unit residential loan.

I self-manage a property in California and have never worked with a PMC before, so I'm uncertain about what my responsibilities are compared to those of the property manager.

Look at the 2 year treasury for comparable direction. 

A comp based appraisal is going to be based on comparable sales, so yes. 

These loans are non-conventional, making them much easier to qualify for compared to traditional financing options.

I compare property managers to tenants.

We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

You could try calling around to other septic companies and see if the $800 is comparable.

@Ryan LeeQuick questions:Are you figuring in your total closing costs and comparing that to the (hopefully) lower total monthly mortgage payment?