I know it would vary state by state as far as pricing, but I thought standard practice would still be generally the same in regards to it being a flat fee, hourly fee, or % fee.

This house is 3 level tiered house and the garage is the lowest level so it is practically a basement/garage. 

Is this a common practice?

If not practical, or if you prefer remote investing, then I'm not sure what a good recommendation would be.

If you have an upset tenant then you have two problems to deal with where as if you practice preventive maintenance you only have your serviceman to deal with. 

While his business model wasn't completely interesting to me in a practical sense, I agreed with some of his concepts.

Just practical.

There are those who are either too confident, ignorant of the product, or whathaveyou to wait until the property is priced correctly, telling the seller's, "Oh this must be the accepted market value", and thereby creating the climate we're approaching, where everything is overpriced due to poor buying practices.

CPAs are not permitted to practice law.I will frequently help a client set up an entity if it's single member LLC because the Articles of Organization are usually just name, address, organizer info and fill in the blank on the website for contact info. 

If people were wholesaling the way they should (buy the property below market value and sell it for a profit) I wouldn't take issue with the practice.