If you have any questions shoot me a message and I can walk you through the process.

There have been brokerages offering flat fees and failed.

I would encourage you to make the offer that works for you. 

Does any of your competition offer it all? 

Test him and ask if he can give you 2-3 choices from his portfolio.If he gives you a line that this is his "best" one, or that the others are spoken for already - WALK AWAY!

One was evicted after about five months and three months of working with the tenant on rent delays, and the other walked away after about three months in the property and got behind for two months.

You could get into a solid multi-unit or a single-family rental with real cash flow instead of hoping your Katy rental eventually fills.Not saying you should walk just yet, but if leasing drags out longer than expected, would you consider selling and reinvesting somewhere with better returns?

in a stick frame market and one of the cheapest markets to build we build with margin at $190 or so a square foot. that will go up over time about 5% or 10% a year to keep up with new build price increases. we are buidling a 3 story walk up and source some of the lowest priced crews.

These platforms typically have billing policies where you pay a per unit fee per month to the software and you get regular updates and support each month.There are a number of low-cost platforms available that are able to offer you a lower price by passing along some of the costs to your tenants (payment processing fees, applications, tenant screening, etc).

They are asking $375K but not getting it - so not quite $20k underwater from asking but they're offers so far are around $350k and lower.