One thing I forgot to do was jack up the pricing to account for the 15% commission, but I've since corrected.

OP is winning on both ends.Not correct.

They will take the permit fee and send an inspector that will provide some assurance that the work was performed correctly.

Correct on hard money.

Because when I ran the numbers myself it was a loss of closer to $14K, not $22K, so I want to make sure I am doing it correctly and conservatively. 

I'm new to this, so I am unsure if I am answering your question correctly well there is a few ways you can do that.. and Assignment gives the world notice that you own your % as its recorded at the county recorder. 

It took a few months to correct it but they finally did.

Make sure you setup your Goals correctly so you are measuring things like phone calls, contact forms, tours scheduled etc., 2.

You can be in any market you choose as long as you buy correctly.

I think it lies in that a lot of service providers in the real estate space are incentivized(money wise) to promote thier business.Real Estate agents are a small business, the more clients they have, the more money they make.Property managers are a small business, the more clients they have, the more money they make.Lenders, correct me if im wrong, are tied to some sort of bonus structure, the more loans they generate, the more money they make.More promotion leads to more awareness which leads to more money