Whats making you think rates wont go down after a couple years given the new administration in charge?

The nicer areas are already charging a premium so be careful. 

You can't charge extra pet rent or even a pet deposit because it's legally not considered a pet.

I do have two really good mentors / coaches I work with that would be able to provide more input but they do charge for their time.

Warn them that you will report them to the state commission if they attempt to charge you or refuse to comply with your demand.3.

We simply charged 1% service fee.. so if the coupon ( in those days was 15%) We dragged 1% and divided up 14% to our fractional owners..

We charge 4% for property management and 2% for asset management.

A genuine question here for you, who are you working with right now and how much are they charging you in fee?

Going back to the OP, I'm not sure what fees NY charges for LLCs and how many properties or businesses he has but I think these "asset protection" companies overcharge people. 

.- The management company charges a management fee of 10% - 15% which can be a little higher than average property management companies, but that cost may be offset by higher quality of services.- The management company also charges for other services such as fee for coordinating maintenance and repairs, and turnover and releasing.