Depending on the quality of the lead, how much work you’ve done with them, the exact source, the property in question, etc, they may range from worthless to worth a small referral fee.  

What you can require legally changes depending on your location. - If you make the above clear in the listing, you will immediately get fewer applicants.

These are 668 square feet and will rent $1600-$1800 depending on the urban adjacent neighborhood. that's rental prices of $2.39 to $2.69 per square foot. that's on a long term rental. on a short term rental the prices would be higher but we haven't had any clients do that yet.

I've been here since the beginning, or real close to, and am happy to help you navigate and learn the site.As for where to invest, it depends on your goals, your tolerance for risk, and how much control you want.  

Everyone's favorite answer in real estate---"it depends".That being said, you have to start somewhere to figure that out.

For a 1300 sqft home, architectural costs vary, but for a fair price, you’re probably looking at $3K-$8K, depending on complexity.

Small roof repairs are usually fine to do, but ... the foundation should be corrected and settled back in place (usually 1-3months, depending on the method and what was done) before the roof is replaced, or you'll void all warranties that the roof had!

Most PM software allows late fees to be charged.Ours allows us to absorb the cost of tenants paying electronically thru the software - it usually wants to charge tenants, but we want them to pay electronically.We manually charge tenants a Processing Fee for mailing in their rent, a slightly lower Processing Fee for depositing to our bank.Your success will depend on the Class of your tenants.

Days on market are averaging around 80 days, depending on the area.

A lot of it depends on when & where you're investing and how good you are at each one of these.