Flat Fee buyer agency to reduce acquisition costs (get ~2% of the sales price back), and flat fee MLS listing to reduce selling costs to ~$500.

You might find a HML hard money lender that may offer this but your going to pay a ridiculous rate and points/fee's.  

Initially after management fees, repairs and PMI i was losing about $250 per month.

I got my license and paid fees for a year then put it on hold.

I talked to numerous California investors in real life and phone/Zoom calls who have lost money in far away OOS markets, mostly Midwest markets (e.g. repairs, capital expenses, bad tenants, properties vandalized while under renovation, evicted tenant stole all the appliances, property managers with high fees or overcharging for repairs).

Waived Fees: For vacant lots that previously had homes, water meter and sewer tap impact fees are waived.

FBI: Foreclosure Rescue FraudThese con artists convince desperate homeowners that they can save a house from foreclosure if the homeowner deeds the property to them and pays an exorbitant fee up front.https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-foreclosure-rescu...18 U.S.C. §§ 1014, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1961, 1963 (2024).18 U.S.

Her contract says nothing about set up fees or early termination; I gave a generous offer to keep $400 as a design fee, but she sent me (2) $30 deadbolts and said the Technology Fee was non-refundable.There's other, better STR management companies out there.

HI @Jacob KazmierskiI would suggest saving a certian % you fee comfortable with and then put the rest into a high yield savings account.

I charge fees that create additional income.