It is very common in CRE to bait and switch or have a loan denied and paying $2k+ for an appraisal and a 1% deposit. 

One unit to pay the mortgage and the other for my pocket!

You get about 3 months of rentals, maybe 4, and that must pay 100% of your expenses for the year to break even.

I pay that card every month so it doesn’t accrue any interest that card is paid from the Relay bank account so the expenses are tracked. 

We reached out to the guest but they weren't willing to work with us on it, adamant that they should get to keep the booking.We ended up having to pay the fine and had our listing penalized pretty heavily. 

Intent to pay off in that time. 

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

Basically they are a type of insurance and insurance companies make HUGE profits because they pay out MUCH LESS than they take in meaning that over the long term you will lose money with them.

My rent is $2,350/mo (I could probably get more but I want it to move quickly) and it is in a gated community - just to give you a sense of they type of property it is and maybe what type of expectations a renter may have for what they are paying for that rent.

Hi @Ryan Nelson ,You If your house is listed for $100k and the agent wants you to pay their commission for bringing the buyer, counter their offer with either:Rise the price to offset the cost of commissionsYou agree to the agent's offer and you pay the commissionYou don't sell to themHow valuable is it to you to sell quickly for higher (gross) dollar compared to waiting for a different buyer willing to pay their realtor commission?