I’m not sure who paid legal fees but they must have been significant. 

Landlords mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact same services and operate the exact same way, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services.This also leads them to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.

Quote from @Patrick M Nichols: Cogo is a total scam... lots of fees on the front end.

It only cost the previous owners $20,000 up front for the fee to do this foreclosure avoidance scheme, and the owners, oops . . . 

They will take the permit fee and send an inspector that will provide some assurance that the work was performed correctly.

You have to pay $60 for the “Set Up Fee”.  

In this case we are the renters of the space and did not have any reason to think the sq ft was calculated on anything other than actual measured space since we also pay a CAM fee.

•Work with lenders that roll fees into closing costs(some hard money lenders do this).

And @Michael Plaks is correct that setting up in GA didn't avoid the CA LLC fee. 

Their fee is on the higher in but they are the best in Sacramento.