Unfortunately, there is a $100/stay fee.

If that happens, i would talk to your agent and negotiate the fee.

You can either pay your agents fee on your own or ditch the agent and deal directly with a title company if the seller is adamant on it.

If your in there partnership program they refer you to their client if they need to sell.its a one time yearly fee & any deal closed you pay $1500i couldn't find any reviews or much info on company outside of there website.courage to know if anyone has had any dealings with this company as I find it a little strange that they don't accept any credit card payments only zell or wire or ACH.

eg month 1 rent $1600, late fee $160, month 2 they pay $1600, but PM deducts $160 from the unpaid late fee and then adds another late fee of 10% (and presumably of the rent plus late fee so it increases each month)? 

I pay $9 a month for the upgraded subscription.

Refinancing will kill you in fees if you are not careful. 

One water meter is pretty common and you can include in the rent, charge tenants a flat water fee monthly, subdivide or do a RUBS most of the time, option 1-2 work for the smaller properties.

The way to get rich is to get more properties like this, not pay a bunch of fee's to tap into your equity. 

I would connect with a broker who can help you compare terms across a wide variety of lenders and explain the differences in underwriting, rates, fees, etc.