@Jon Rosburg, I'm an agent for the STS, and it's true, we do have a lot of clients assigned to us individually, but not all of them are looking in each market at the same level or with the same focus/intensity. 

@Brandon Malone  No physical key given to the tenant but either have one with a trusted person who is available or in a lock box on site.

So I have gained so much from just participating at a fairly low level for a few years, but the people I've met and things I've learned have proved invaluable. 

Nobody can sell your services as well as you can, mainly because people, especially when trusting a large investment, like speaking with the owner.Also as eluded to above, what is your experience? 

I am doing this completely remotely, which has been a massive pain/lesson learned (topic for another day).I signed a very high-level agreement (i.e. expectations simply say "drywall and paint") with him for drywall and paint work at my home for a total of $10KI have paid $5K as a down payment as well as ~$2K in materials over time, as neededThere have been multiple break-in's in the home, and he has done me favors of working with the police, and boarding things up.

Responsive, knowledgeable, ownership, urgency, competency - things I haven't experienced with Home365 at any level.

Now, on the inverse, I’ve been calling out insane rent growth on a local level especially because we have a ceiling of wage growth.

On a Fannie Mae loan, your scenario has a major Loan Level Price Adjustment (LLPA) of 4.125% for a second home with a loan to value of 85.1% to 90% plus a hit of .75% and another for .25%.

Besides the benefit of the forms, I do not think the money is well spent) or MLS membership (approximate $190/quarter, which is useful investment)- Brokerage has no trust fund/escrow account.  

To now say that you have to negotiate with the negotiator is a level of XXXXX that needs to be taken out and shot.