Everything else I can do with pen and paper.  

Just my opinion.To the idea of belief, I agree the belief in gold or paper money is what makes it valuable but it is the fact that there is belief by billions of people for 100s, if not, thousands of years. 

Not to mention every agent telling you to go F-yourself because the entire business plan is if you can use agents like toilet paper, pay them as minimally as humanly possible, slave-drive em for volume Volume VOLUME, than you'll make a bunch. 

Once you have them served and file the papers with the court, the court will assign a First Tier Hearing - basically a mediation session where hopefully you are able to work out a move out date certain (with the tenant paying use and occupancy).

. - The examples have incredibly good math on paper.

STRs require more hands-on management, but it’s a viable option for reducing your taxable income without needing REPS.You might also consider a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation on the rental, creating larger upfront paper losses.

It is important to note that my business partner is a family member and we are aligned on pursuing whatever strategy is most optimal for our main goal of acquiring as many properties as possible collectively, regardless of ownership percentages on paper. 

I always thought that if I can show them on paper the difference and how much more money they can make that it will be enticing. 

Registered agent is in case you need to be served legal papers, they will accept them on your behalf unless you would want to be served at your home or work, and technically it must be a place where you are available between working hours. 

It can look good on paper but reality is another story.