Mls fees, board association, e&o insurance, general business liability insurance, electronic key fees, licensing fees, continuing education, any fees your broker might charge, increased auto insurance rates.

If you think the broker will educate you on values, then it may be a good idea.

Will:After a long career in the San Francisco Silicon Valley real estate market, I moved to Greenville, SC 3 years ago and have started investing.I believe one can achieve decent cash flow and solid appreciation.Happy to help educate you about the Greenville market.Arn

For two reasons:1) you’ll gain valuable landlord experience which will go a long way with a lender in he future. 2) you’ll build equity which will you can use to leverage future deals. 

May want to consider the 203k Contractor Education Course offered by 203kContractors.com.

They also aren't properly educated and have no idea what they're doing. 

The contractors I use are proud of their work & happy to show the right way to do things and educate me on how to spot issues, code changes, new products, etc. 

I have heard from many commercial contacts that some of the markets are soft and couple that with rising rates, I personally would prefer to leverage my residential properties as those rates are still historically low and you can fix the rates. 

@Johnoson Crutchfield Leverage is a double-edged sword.

For Investments you want to balance equity and leverage.