Attorney fees were estimated to be in excess of $12,000 per property.

There's no margin for error on timing the turnover, let alone getting a tenant who causes excessive damage or needs to be evicted.    

The strategies have no alignment, there is no true networking or operational advantages, and no sophisticated investor would ever expect returns in excess of the S&P from an approach like this. 

That would be an excessive increase and if tenant moves out, I have a vacancy. 

They might kick down some money if you can prove you had excessive cleaning costs because the guest trashed your place.

D. (2) states "if third-party payments received exceed Buyer's obligation, the excess amount shall be paid to Broker, or credited to Buyer, or __" with the buyer's agent selecting if excess above the agreed payment amount shall go to the broker, buyer, or someone else. meaning that the buyer could receive the excess if the commission offered is higher than that agreed to between the buyer and their agent.

Depending on how much material or items you need there's always people selling excess material and items they ended up not using or needing, typically at a discount.

Thank you for the information and yes, I plan to rent out to some of my friends and my main goal is cash flow and to use that excess cash to invest in more properties!! 

When excess moisture is present, mold can grow.

You should only consider switching when your current software has a significant flaw or lacks features that force you to spend excessive time on workarounds.