When a PM does charge a markup, he's usually getting a discount on the service to keep the cost stable.

I would anticipate it would depend on the level of detail you desired but it has been my experience that the will do free estimates.

The "big" firms like AA may get a lot of hype but they generally can't compete on the next level tax strategies (Family office type strategies) nor customer service as their employee turnover is quite high.  

i'm just saying - that doesn't rise to the level of meriting "partnership." 

As for the remodeling aspect, I’m considering hiring a general contractor given my current level of experience.

SunCoast has a corporate culture of lip service and excuses.

The coaches help you level up and scale from where you are now to where you want to be; not because they're perfect and have everything figured out, but because they are a little further on the path and have a systematized method for growing your business.But I will say it's not a good fit for everyone. 

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Also 4th quarter of last year Packwood and county officially did discuss potentially regulating STR's by either limiting numbers or adding a tax to cover increases in local services that are needed. 

Thankfully you can still see what he put on the Next Level Equity site here: Next Level Equity Archived SiteUnfortunately Justin Goodin is back with a new "premier investment opportunity" he's calling Goodin Development.