If you are looking for an investment, you need to be looking at 2-4 flats for cash flow. 

Monthly fees can be a flat fee or % of the rent collected, 10% is pretty standard in my area and I have even seen it 15% of the monthly fee.

Something else to consider is that Katy, Sugarland, Cypress are all flat as a pancake and just about as interesting to look at.

Also, if you can find a property management company willing to take on these properties, they'll likely require more then a flat 10%.I don't like the idea of investing in a D class neighborhood, personally, but if I were to do it I would require much more then an 8.6 cap rate.

"An '04 flat tail with heated handgrips and a schedule 1."  

As you have found this is a non issue concerning price for OO.I've looked at investment properties of the same smaller portion being flat to the entire roof being flat.

I would just take a flat $100 mgmt fee per mo to compensate me for my time.  

you could get a 2+ flat and rent out the other sides. that's what I would do.

So I am thinking I will just get a crane to lift it out and put it on a flat bed LOL..

I have submitted a few offers only to get either in a multi-offer situation where you need to submit a "highest and best" offer or flat our rejected.