For utilities it is often  not as simple as submetering because the way the utilities are run is not separate.  

So with the cautious side of things I wanted to reach out to the community with a simple question but specifically to the Buy portion of the BRRRR.

I guess to put it quite simple you could say I need a mentor.

Now I feel I need to get someone else involved who knows the market well, but I don't want to pay a full commission for a negotiation that seems relatively simple - and I'm not eager to introduce another party into this situation.Many people have purchased these types of investment properties.

I want to start with something simple first and eventually become an expert and work my way around to all the different REI opportunities. 

They require you to purchase a package of a minimum # of searches per month, but depending on how much you are lending out it might make sense to subscribe even if you only will use just a small part of that quantity over the course of a year.The data they have on everyone is insanely detailed - way, way beyond a simple background and credit check like we run on tenants.

This works OK for relatively static and simple investments like a private placement or crowdfund, but can become rather cumbersome and expensive with a more time sensitive and transaction intensive asset such as a rental property.

We found the PM has been burning through our money (almost $2,000 for 2019 plumbing bills, due to hiring people on weekends for simple things), not calling us in a timely manner when we had an unrelated issue cause water damage!

Keep it simple your first time. 

To use simple numbers: if you buy for $100K, you will not be able to simply pull $100K out a year later.(1) is it pretty easy to refinance a rental condo?