I'm looking to spend around 8% of gross and would hope for it to include leasing, maintenance (contracting), submitting work orders, facilitate turns, monthly financial breakdowns, etc..Current Situation: Currently I'm looking at Meridian Property Management because they have a great reputation from what I've heard from Marcus & Millichap, but their fees seem very high.Fees:8 hours of manager time and 8 hours of handyman time per week (assuming that 20 units will take 20% of their time per week at a $36,000 salary per year per person)1. 20% of $72k ($36k/person) = $14,4002. 5% flat management fee = $7,500Total: $21,900 == 14.6% total percent fee.

Your birddog still facilitated a real estate transaction without a license, you closed on the deal, then you're putting together a sham transaction to compensate someone.

What you will need to identify is a Qualified Intermediary that you would use to facilitate your exchange.

You have been given some great advice, I would handle this with a caring mindset, but I would not lose money to facilitate it.

If she is late with rent communicate on any flexibility you have on terms to facilitate move out if needed.

I was thinking that I may be able to facilitate a electronica funds transaction in some manner, but was wondering if anyone had a similar situation where tenants had previously been paying in cash.

This means you have a series of applications, workflows, processes (both manual and automated) and people that facilitate the operations of your business. 

A seller's agent is a facilitator with tools at their disposal to make the selling process easier - that is why you would use one.

I am not speaking about bypassing the wholesaler altogether, after all, they were instrumental in facilitating the deal, but rather obtaining more information to make an informed decision as you purchase.Please, chime in - whether you are a wholesaler or an investor, I’d love to hear both sides.Thanks in advance!

Fiat currency is the best, but only if it's public and printed by the people, debt-free, and only if just enough is printed to do the government's things and there is enough to facilitate trade among the people.