But the cost of maintaining and filing an entity correctly is much higher and also needs to be considered. 

If you try to do it all yourself, the risk is much greater because there are many more opportunities to make a bad decision that can be very costly.  

The issue we often run into is the pure cost to build...you have ideas or ways you are working around that?

Most don't understand taxes:  For example, a girl with purple hair at my credit union did not understand depreciation, and I did not get into Cost Seg with her because she really would not understand that. 

Interest rate is 6.3 and cash to close was $23,500.00 due to higher closing costs with DSCR loans.

But my other unit is less than a mile away with three units and it costs $100 a month for those three.it’s absurdly high. 

Worst case, pick up the phone, if it costs you $50-100 for legal advice, wouldnt it be worth it to save potential $1000's. 

We're currently using it as a replacement to security deposits but I'm considering bringing back deposits since there are certain costs that Waivo doesn't cover.

Telling sellers everything wrong with their house and justifying your offer with repair costs doesn’t build trust—it kills it.

In my experience, property management companies often lead to higher vacancies, higher maintenance costs, and lower rental income compared to competent self-managing investors.