We have trades we use on jobs and know what they will charge which is often considerably less than what Joe Homeowner would pay for the same job . . . the trades know we will be using them again and again. 

Luckily, due to the number of items this person had at the home, we added charges for each day beyond the set closing date for them to vacate the property.

There simply isn't enough margin in this business to layer on a national company, without charging you an arm and a leg and/or doing a substandard job.

When the landlord/PM files a claim, the money is pulled from the tenants bank account or charged to their card.

TurboTenant offers a maintenance program for $149 annually; they will respond to tenant issues, troubleshoot, assign to a pro, and charge your card on file (unless it's over your set amount, then they will call to confirm).

If they had not moved out, i would have brought in the best attorney available and charged the tenant for the legal costs.  

The hearing still took 30 minutes and he wanted to really concentrate on the accidental water charge, that we refunded and wanted to go into the math discrepancies, which amounted to about 40 dollars.  

You can get some estimates from contractors for what they charge for big ticket items like to renovate a bathroom, renovate a kitchen, replace the furnace, replace the roof, etc.All wholesale deals should have free and clear title and you should be able to see the sales agreement before submitting the earnest money deposit.

He charges 5k for info you can get from any realtor who is familiar with Section 8 housing or on Google.  

I've also talked to a couple of experienced investors on the phone and I will be forever grateful to their advice and for helping me out without charging me thousands of dollars for a coaching program.