find an investor meetup, go to it, find out who the investor-friendly agents are, find them, and see how they want to set things up.and if you can't go there in person a few times... invest closer to home. 

Focus on driving for dollars during free time, and set up automated mail campaigns to keep leads flowing.

How is that set up and is it a pretty smooth transaction? 

Next Steps: Find lenders, network for private money, explore seller financing, and set up gap funding.

I am assuming this is in TEXAS (I am editing this as I thought I was in the Austin Fourm, I understand now that you might not be in Texas)  as each state has their own set of laws that property managers must follow.  

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

In addition, the company that they recommend we work with, Prime, helped me set up my companies and though I repeatedly asked them if there were any differences in how it was set up because I was a Canadian, I was told that the way they suggested I do it was the right way.

I personally concur .. they charge 6k to join the club they bring in folks who have no experience and set them lose.. with so called training..

I made some of the biggest changes of my life but I'm setting my career up for long term growth. 

We never set a flat fee rate just out of a whim, or price strategy, it's part of the operational strategy which is different, as it's all about efficiency.