Rental homes - especially paid for ones - are a good retirement supplement, or even plan if you have enough of them to offset vacancies & expenses.

Perhaps I have an odd case but I paid $1.35M or $455 / sq ft for a 3,000 sq ft duplex on a 7,000 sq ft lot in Los Feliz.Once I add the ADU complex, which will be around $350K, it will be a quadplex, 4,600 sq ft of living space. 

On the paid plans, you will be able to access many more property, MLS, and owner info filters.

When the property is sold, it needs to be paid back unless step-up in basis happens at death.

Rent goes into this account, and expenses are paid out.

We paid them $2,500.00 in fees (underwriting, inspections, title search and their fees) before closing.

Have your Tax CPA do Income averaging in later years torecoup taxes paid out at higher tax brackets when you sold.N.

That's how any salesperson is paid.

So, they can markup what they paid out and keep the difference.Most PMC industry software has these two options built in.So, it's just a matter of understanding how your PMC is marking up maintenance and not expecting it to be for free.Regarding the specific charges you mentioned - there has to be some level of trust with your PMC. 

If you foreclose and take it back then you can resell it later but if you are owed $25,000 and it sells at foreclosure sale for $40,000 you don't get paid $40k.