First, don't use REI Reply, it's just a white-labelled/private-agency version of GoHighLevel (the actual provider of the CRM) that they just mark up and charge you extra for everything you do (every text, email, etc is 2-10x more expensive than just linking twilio/mailgun to your GHL account, etc).With that out of the way, you can get to making workflows.

It’s worth the extra effort to protect your investment.

That has led them to continue to jack up rent prices and often, push out good tenants for the sake of an extra $100/month.

But there are also some real challenges, like dealing with lower tenant quality on average, the extra red tape, annual inspections, and the longer time it takes to get tenants placed compared to the open market.

We have a duplex with an extra flagpole lot that we are hoping to set up with an ADU for short term rentals.

Had I hired a professional, it would have been done in a month and the extra five months of rent income would have paid for the contractor, saving me six months of nights and weekends.

I’m having issues with them as they’ve grown & only worried about their  reputation & anyway to make extra money.

They are paying you an extra 5% per month.

If we need customized items, like a Leasehold DOT on an airplane hangar portfolio, then we (borrower) pay extra. 

I understand what you are saying in terms of having to pay the extra 650 $ a month.