My point being what is so much is dependent on the age of the homes, what they are worth on the open at a fire sale discount and what are they worth to you? 

But everyone basically signed those agreements late into the search right before an offer was made, and because the seller almost always paid, it wasn’t the traditional negotiation you’d have upfront with a seller, 2ndly while I do think this is a net win for the consumer, the idea that the doj “solved a problem that didn’t exist” 1st of all it wasn’t doj it was a jury in Missouri 2ndly the issue is regardless of impact on consumer’s they were almost certainly violating anti-trust law which is illegal lol, the publishing of commissions and the fact that something like 98% of all agents were paid between 2.5-3% was textbook, imagine if the price for a ritz and a motel 6 we’re basically the same, you’d think collusion right? 

She has a co-signer willing to sign, but I'm hesitant with her age/safety (the garden unit has a steep staircase) and with rent being $1800 is that doable for her?

Maintenance on houses of this age is to be excepted and likely constant.

In this day and age lots of people share knowledge freely so they can reach more people and show them value and by doing so a portion of those people end up hiring you for more hands on help.

City of San Diego has passed anti STR regulations that start next summer.  

The age of our housing stock and the capex that comes with it should also not be ignored.

I'm an investor, probably more so than 99% of this board, and if you had a clue you'd see I'm actually more anti-agent then the next guy. 

Hey Edward, "The only problem is I don’t know where to start but willing to dive right in with the right people"This is not a problem; it's actually great that you are going through this at a young age.

I am thinking about updating my lease to prevent tenants from displaying Democratic Posters of any one running for elected office that champions ideas such as Rent Control, Gun Control or other anti-landlord ideologies.