They have to give the banks a huge discount on the seller's percentage, and most of the agents who do it are mostly trying to grow their name recognition and meet prospective buyers who may hire them as buyers agents for other houses.

And, yes - these are not working out as rental prospects.

The best outcome if it would be allowed at all is that Dad owes taxes on 150K.

Either way you do it I always include a 12% PM fee when evaluating prospect properties.

All the internet chit-chat in the world won't change the outcome!

I have a prospective property that I have found is in the name of an estate.

You literally haven't utilized this company yet, invested yet, nor experienced the outcome.

Include the purchase price, repair/rehab costs, ARV, prospective monthly rental income, etc...

Banner ads may be ok for breeding brand trust - especially among less techy demographics, who don't realise that you can buy online advertising quite cheaply, but I don't think you'll see anywhere near the print response rate for high value stuff online.You can still get good results online, but it needs a different approach - I've found networking and building up relationships with prospective clients on a personal level to be the most cost effective way to do things - it takes a lot of time, but you get a higher quality of client from it, so I think it pays off.

It has additional value if it is perceived as adding value in the eyes of typical prospective tenants.While dishwashers and laundry equipment certainly add value, you really need to think these through.