Full disclosure, my business partner is a contributor for both websites, but she writes for them because they are great for exposure and links (otherwise she would just post the content on her own blog).

The 3% he's going to give his agency is peanuts compared to the exposure of the MLS. 

I do think paying $500 or so for a leasing agent  is fair given that it gets you larger exposure on MLS and they can personally be there to show the property if need to be.

The biggest reason to do REO work is to try to work with the buyers yourself and get paid on both sides of transaction (seller and buyers side) or to get the exposure of your side in a yard.

Better than scouring the internet and would be nice to have someone with some prior TCS exposure.

B) the property is a good enough deal that MLS exposure will bring in higher offers than you could get selling off market to investors. 

Without counting the rental income, this blows up the DTI ratios pretty quick.And yes, local banks are over-weighted in 1-4 unit (residential) investment property loans in their portfolios, with lots of them impaired, and they're compelled to cut off new lending to comply with regulator and Board directives to reduce exposure in this area.They all want to focus on secondary market lending, preferably to wage-earning OOs, where the underwriting is easier, as the income they can generate for this activity features a very high ROI, without taking on any credit risk for the bank.

If you price it at $10 a month, you'll have a tenant this weekend.Are you sure its getting exposure?

Thanks again.I guess I'm trying to see how to limit my exposure to something like this.

I'm not trying to get exposure for this company.