Confirm that the warranty applies to the type of property you own and consider whether the annual cost and service call fees make sense compared to just handling repairs yourself or using your own trusted contractors.

You will likely lose 2~4 months worth of rents + court fee. 

You can always build in a small extra fee for a realtor if its an off market property.

This was my first property, and while it's been a great learning experience, I made several mistakes along the way—ranging from choosing a realtor who was more focused on closing the deal than finding the right house, to having a poor inspection and overlooking issues hidden beneath the surface (literally).

Keeping pets requires a one-time nonrefundable pet fee of $200 (per pet) as well as an additional $20 monthly rent for each approved pet.

additional fees? 

LLCs are not corporations, unless they specifically elected to be one.Commissions and fees paid at closing to licensed realtors and mortgage brokersRepayments of loans1099s for electronic payments – yes or no?

It might be a hidden leak or even a running toilet causing the spike.

@Shiloh Lundahl Awesome, thank you ok so having that 10-20k as a buy in is important, to first getting into it.... it helps get those first deals started.... just as an aside : I am also just starting out doing finder's fee methods - with tax foreclosure overages refunds, and assett recovery / state funds refunds... so I think those can help me to get that intial 10-20,000.... it might take me some months, but I think I can get there.... that's my initial plan, at leastAnd if I can get that saved up, then that will help me break into deals....

If you have 30 years uninterrupted with no complaints or major complaints I have never had a complaint and have been licensed 50 years once you hit 70 no longer need to do CE just pay the fee every 4 years :)