How can I be apart of this and what firms would you recommend to receive the best knowledge and friendly training? 

They have wasted time and money and need to start over with a professional or abandon the concept entirely.When you work with a professional firm that specializes in this area, you will generally get the plan setup as well as guidance bundled in with the service, which is why most providers charge more than the $51.25 fee involved with the state filing component you mention.If you were to have success establishing the structure and getting a custodian to accept your LLC documents, you would then need to find a knowledgeable attorney in this space and pay on the order of $400/hour for any questions you may have about IRS rules in the future.

And, a law firm in Florida has started a series of lawsuits targeting landlords/PM with these policies and have won substantial awards. 

Our company in NC offers commission structures depending on if they purchased the property through an agent of our firm and we offer a discount to Medical Personnel, First Responders, Teachers and Veterans. 

In Ontario when there are no more contingencies on an offer the deal is firm and considered done on the spot.

My opinion...take the $500...I'm surprised the broker offered that...in fact, I'd say it was a mistake on his part, as he was essentially admitting negligence on his firm's part...That said, I'm not an attorney, so if you aren't happy with the $500, you should probably speak with one...

I have been reading through the knowledgebase and can't get enough of this site.My name is Becky and I am brand new to real estate (aside from working on a few accounts as an employee of an accounting firm).

It took just over 12 months with two different law firms trying to clear title but WAHOOOOO finally closed and resold an hour later for a nice little chunk of change!!

Comingling of funds from one property to another is what gets many property management firms in trouble and they can even lose their license.

To name a few,  it has no ability to manage multi-property firms due to some serious inherent conceptual design flaws.