Common fees will include a set-up fee, leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

A lot of properties have increased by 50% in value and rents have gone up a bunch as well, so the math might still work but it has gotten harder to retain these properties.What you could do is to sell the original property and take the equity to buy an investment property in a well-performing market.

The added comfort/sound insulation will help retain tenants.

Our brokers charge a set fee for their services, as opposed to the traditional 6 percent commission, which, in turn, helps you to retain a greater amount of equity while still receiving all the real estate services you expect.We will provide you with a Competitive Market Analysis that will provide you with information regarding the price range of similar home sales in your area as well as with information on current sale conditions so you can choose a price you feel is appropriate for your home.Sellers appreciate the fact that our Brokers spend their time marketing properties instead of marketing themselves and recruiting agents.

To me this smacks of the used care salesman whipping buyers into a frenzy and convincing them to buy the car without ever looking under the hood or taking it for a test drive.Naturally, even an good agent cant MAKE a buyer retain an inspection clause, particularly when the next buyer behind him is willing to waive it.....though if everyone was jumping off a bridge.

We decided that keeping it as a rental, while retaining long term access to equity is the best of both worlds.

An individual called a Qualified Intermediary must be retained prior to your sale.  

There are many was to invest in a hold property, get your seed money back, and retain control over that hold property (and keep it cash flowing). 

But the most obvious advantage to me on real estate vs. stocks is that tenants aren't going to fund my stock portfolio, but they will pay off my mortgages - eventually leaving free and clear, cashflowing assets which over which I retain control.As a high-income earning professional, you are also limited on what types of tax-advantaged investments you can participate in. 

BTW - did you change the security code for the opener, just in case the remote wasn't really "lost" but retained by somebody to allow for easy future access (i.e. get in without a break-in)?