Then from there, referrals and meeting others at meet ups, online like right here, etc.Most all of my deals over the past decade plus have been funded with private money.

In a large minority of cases, the tenant pays both agents.There's no strict guideline and the commission arrangements are certainly not governed by law, except that any commissions paid by the tenant must be disclosed in writing and have the tenant's signature approving it.If you rent it yourself and have signed an "Exclusive Right To Rent" agreement with your agent, you will still owe the commission.As an aside, I try very hard to stay away from rentals.  

Through meeting people in the last year, and asking guys who were active where THEY get their $...

When people wait for a tenant they get desperate and will take tenants that don't meet income thresholds, have records, etc.

From a strict buy and hold for passive rental income i think it is a pass strictly based off these numbers:your rental income is 1850Your listed expenses are 888if you finance this for around 148-150K mortgage going to be paying around 800 a monththats 1,688 leaving you with 162/m cash flow without a property manager(assuming you do the work yourself)**Maybe look to move the utilities onto the renters to increase margins **CASH on Cash is about 4.8% to manage this yourself are razor thin numbers. 

But personally I would start by attending a local REI club meeting and finding out if they offer a wholesaling class.

Having a meeting of local investors tomorrow at 6:30p at Bar Louie downtown.

Every company will have their quirks that frustrate the hell out of you, so you will have to adjust to meet what they need. 

Even if the situation is in CA where bonds are very strict, it is likely that it is still no recourse, since there was no negligence or fraud has been committed.

If any other BPers are heading out there, I'd love to meet up.