I heard the way it works is the plumber applies, has to pay the permit fee and then gets reimbursed months later

Annual fee from the state.

Most will double charge on all fees for double closings which can make them thousands more than a traditional closing.  

They have a real estate specific version and while it's $700 a month + $2k setup fee, it absolutely blows everything else out of the water as it's tailored specifically for real estate agents.Here's an article from realgeek about it: http://www.realgeeks.com/blog/infusionsoft-marketing-real-estate-agents/

You will also need to handle any Closing costs you are responsible for, as well as any inspection fees for inspections that you want to have done.

This is incredibly useful for enforcing lease violations and fees for missing renewal deadlines.

You will still be able to benefit from the losses whether its set up as a MMLLC or SMLLC since you are married.Main thing to keep in mind from the tax side of things is that MMLLC may have a Form 1065 filing requirement each year and increase your tax prep fees.

Our cleaning fee is a little more than our cleaning costs to account for consumables  By doing things like this we exceed expectations.

Then when you've found them, look at negotiating the fee and see if you and them can align on a number.

This will avoid time delays and potential transaction fees associated with having to go through the custodian when needing any type of transaction done.