When we list and rent the unit, my fee is 1/2 month and the rental side is 1/2 month, but paid by the renter in NJ.I would not sign anything that they get a cut if the tenant buys the place.

Do you think it will have to be cut in half?

Very simple to do.1) In the hole you, spray some suspend sc insecticide inside the hole. https://www.amazon.com/Suspend-Insecticide-USA-Supply-Eradic...2) Get a beekeeper suit, just in casehttps://www.amazon.com/Professional-Ventilated-Sheepskin-Bee...3) cut open the area.4) Spray inside the entire wall the suspend SC5) Dry out and close up the wall.If this cost you $200 and some time, I'd be amazed. 

If you have a portfolio/properties take a pay cut but REI will not be the shiny ticket out. 

Therefore, the reason mortgage rates have gone down 1.5%~ or so over the last three months is due to the bond market pricing in this cut and future cuts.

Are you willing to cut your nightly rate aggressively to drive occupancy rate? 

If you have people cutting you large six digit and 7 digit checks, I keep my ears open to hear what they are saying.

I currently enjoy my full time job in health care, but would love to cut down on my hours in another 5-10 years.

For us, we do batch showings instead of individualized showings; it cuts down on labor cost of having constant showings and it actually incentivizes competitions among the "applicants". 

The ones I manage total to 20 bedrooms.These rooms rent for between $125 to $225 per week depending on room size and amenities in the room (beyond basic amenities may include: Desk, Tv, private entry, tenant controlled AC, additional storage).This month after padsplit takes their 14.25% cut of the revenue I am recieving, from the units I own, $15,230 from 3 homes.