The $295 was never brought up to me by my agent until I read it on the prepared sales contract offer…Below is an excerpt from her email response to my asking about said fee:"As for the 295 transaction fee all the broker offices expect it on both side of the transaction in fact it used to be calla transaction fee and the respa rules changed it to a commission owed to the broker house for filing and storing closing papers for 5 years in case you need the file later on.

Maybe a "diary of" thread is in store....

Sometimes you can go to a place like FedexOffice or UPS Store and use their address without having it be a PO box.

I'll head over to my local book store and look those books up.

As suggested above, call around and get quotes, have a contractor walk the property with you, go to the home improvement stores and see what things cost, etc.

without the quotes, then look down at the bottom and you will see the list of those participating in the thread, select the one you want to mention.I grew up in the Collegeville area back when the nearest grocery store was in Trooper, 30 mins away.

The carpet and appliances were from a big box store.

In one rental, we installed laminate we purchased from our Sam's store--maybe a Costco in your area.

I went to the UPS store for a notary and signed everything and then dropped it in the Fedex box there at the store.

Toilets around $100 at box stores.