People that do charge for their services and its worth every penny.

They charge 1% origination fee.

I left cards and notes there - and then later sent letters.

@Mike Todd I have found that those companies usually have a lot of hidden fees, limitations, and charges; i.e. a limit to transaction amounts, amount of transactions, etc.My recommendation would be to find a Broker in your area with some experience and negotiate with them about your compensation split.

Which is why I don't understand how landlords can charge such high rents relative to the cost of owning.

@Stan Butler , I would go with the 2nd option, having the rent be due on the 20th, but I would not charge them any extra for that (not a good strategy in sluggish economy).

NOT a green card or resident).

Then, I charged a 250 pet fee instead of deposit so now I'm up 2,700.

(Smaller tenant pools, can't charge as much rent relative to ARV, etc.)That's a really interesting business model.

She explains in the lease the date that rent is due, usually on the first of each month, and then she specifies that after a certain number of days, there will be a late charge added on top of that rent.