I really appreciate your perspective on the challenges of being a young real estate agent.

Looking at this from this perspective just scared the hell out of me.

We lost multiple houses from the 'investment' company not providing the funding letter.

Unfortunately, most PMC contracts are pretty vague making it a challenge to get useful information.3) A mix of the two aboveSome PMCs have internal handyman type ServiceTechs for small jobs that they bill hourly for, but get bids for any job requiring a licensed contractor.An owner should understand what type(s) of the above that their PMC uses and discuss as necessary to better understand.THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING 3 BIDSWe wanted to touch on this topic because it seems to be a pain point between PMCs and owners.In theory, it's easy to get multiple bids - you just search online for companies and contact them to get a bid. 

I use my license for multiple activities: Of course- comps, when buying and when selling, tax data- to see what I am about to pay when i own the home ( for long term holdings), check the DOM (days on the market) for the subdivision I am either buying on, or when I plan on selling, etc. 

@Deirdre Lizio like any business, you will encounter customers that:1) Appreciate great service and are willing to pay for it2) Appreciate great service, but are price sensitive3) Only care about the lowest price, yet unrealistically expect great service4) Multiple variations of the above...Unfortunately, the majority of us default to #3:(

So, why would they waste their time getting multiple bids when they already know the answer?

The fee structure is so brutal on the client side it makes a lot of sense from the client perspective and you can take advantage of some free marketing. 

I’m just not sure why you would give your perspective or advice about partnerships to people who do work with partnersThe majority of deals that I do and have done have been with partners.

Thanks to everyone who posted their valuable perspectives here which has made this thread so amazing to read right from 2017 till Oct 2021.