Sure, sometimes in the spring and fall when the weather is mild I have made a little money on flat utility fees, but in the long run as we expand our portfolios, it's simpler and less risky to have the tenants take care of utilities themselves.

to limit converting two-flats into single-family homes.

It also is helpful to have a California LLC in case you ever sell that property and move into another state so that you do not need to form a new LLC altogether with new operating agreement, just re-register in the new state as a new foreign LLC.

I ran with pay-per-stay on VRBO for the first two years and then calculated that (for us) it's actually worth spending the $499 annual flat fee per listing now

Overview-The building is located on a 1+ acre of land with roughly half of the acre cleared out, perfectly flat, and set back from any major roads.

Do you pay them a flat fee or a discounted commission rate?

Home owner pays flat fee.

It really has become like finding a unicorn in NJ, because most towns actively discourage increasing density to the point that they will flat out obstruct your plans at every turn. 

The former landlord flatly denies this, but she will stick by her crazy entitled story until the Second Coming.2.

I rent out by the rooms and charge a flat monthly fee while I take care of utilities.