After reviewing both the A-B and the B-C contracts, I wire the $125,000 to the title company handling the A-B closing with the stipulation that it does not fund or close until the B-C transaction fundsa and closes, then my funds close your A-B transaction.

You will likely see a fairly standard band of costs for comparable services.  

Of course, with any office that has 100's of agents, you'll also be surrounded by many who just hanging out at the office and that isn't the best environment.This experience helped me narrow my focus to only income-producing activities and led me to join a team.Cloud experience: From KW I went to exp where there is little to no culture but an online group of 10,000's of agents and a half dozen brokers to answer my questions.

I find this discourse about cashflow OR appreciation an incredibly narrow way to look at the market.

I have the funding narrowed down and location to start.

Everyone knows that as the booking window narrows, guests go looking for places that have discounted their place to get a short notice booking. 

So, don't overreact to their maintenance requests.2) A landlord should eke out every bit of life from a roof, HWH, etc. and put band-aides on it until it makes economic sense to replace it.3) Maintain to the Neighborhood!

If the goal is to work with a well-priced quality lender, narrow your search to DSCR lenders that have solid reviews and a track record of closing.

Its always good to have plan A, B and C as an investor as you never know what can change your scenario at the last minute.

The information is about what happened in the past and once people read those, they start to flock to those markets, making it more competitive.I would create a list of wants in a market and then narrow down.