I know many great CPAs who structure their business so that they can deliver quality service at a lower rate.

Looking for recommendations on websites/services for calculating market rent in a given area.

Multiple Listing Service. 

Setco Services

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In terms of your name on checks, just sign up for a service like Cozy where they send you payments online and they never have to write your name on anything.

-I could simply charge a flat fee for each of the services I provide (10% management fee, couple hundred bucks for the finding of the place and a couple hundred more for closing the deal, etc)Has anyone out there been in this kind of spot?

I met my fiance 2 years ago by using an online dating service.

But in the long run, they cannot build a business because their customer do not recommend them to others.  

What you are referring to are local customs...