The document listed this charge as something I can shop around for.

I would make the payments directly to the mortgage company and would either have the statements mailed to me or see what I would need to do to get online access to review the account.In looking online, I see a few other strategies such as deeding the property to a land trust where the buyer would be the beneficiary and some people discussing the transaction with the bank and being open about it. 

I hired a fire restoration company that was a one stop shop for providing an estimate, clean up and repair.

If not, I would settle for a decent cigar shop that carries the good stuff, and we can just smoke them outside the hotel.

@Chad Linn If you are still at floating rates, start shopping around to see if you can lock in for as long as possible.

If the agent is good he/she will know which markets to look at and shop for you to find the best rates/coverage. 

Hi Jessica, For screening tenants, marketing and online application features, feel free to reach out to me directly and I can send you over some recommendations! 

You want as much "experience" under your belt and while you don't have the personal experience, many MANY people have shared their personal experiences in these forums, in books, & other blogs online.

They build and manage my website which allows online rental and payments.

Purchase Agreement online?