They want me to pay their license fee and a fee for pulling the permits and putting their name on the job.

After being told there would be no pressure, on the second Zoom call she told us we had to sign up then by paying the $8K fee or risk losing a "$2K discount" and paying $10K later.

There's a specific problem when STR assets in the condo located in FL.I heard in FL some condo HOAs have a one-time reassessment fee in the size of 100k.

Can agents get commissions/referral fees for their own purchases out of state?

Im looking to move our 5 (soon to be 17) short term rentals over from being solely listed on airbnb, to a comprehensive PMS system to save on airbnb fees and build some efficiencies into our workflow.

They seem to just forward emails and pay vendors and collect the assessment fees.

When taking applications, should I charge a fee to cover background, credit, and employment checks? 

All factors to consider in your deal. 

Needed numbers PP, ARV, Repairs, Selling fees and holding fees 

It seems that 5 years ago or so, an investor could buy a turnkey rental and see it appreciate right away = investor felt they got a good deal.Today, prices aren't increasing as fast, or as much, so investors aren't seeing that almost immediate increase in the value of their turnkey purchase = they don't feel like they got a good deal.Throw in that it's taking over 30% longer to find a tenant today versus 2 years ago, and investors are even more nervous about their purchases.So, many investors are chasing higher value for their investments via trying to cut out the turnkey operator fees.