Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

We are wanting to get back to being self-employed but are at a loss for what steps to take next. 

Ie: if the lease (including m2m with proper notice) is expired, there's little to dispute.)

I would grant that self managing can be a huge advantage... but OOS investors can't self manage. 

Usually, self employed hide money by not taking a "salary" but taking a "draw" / profit share.  

All interaction with tenants (including paying rents) and paying of contractors would be taken care of by the S-corp.

I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.

We engage in variety of strategies/tactics, including wholesaling, flipping and rentals (long/short-term) for acquisition of  single and multi-family properties, and small apartment units (5 -50 doors). 

My accountant told me there are two ways to get a cost segregation study, one being the expensive route where an engineer comes onsite and does it. He said there is another, cheaper option where I basically fill in a ...

I have a varied background that includes accounting, (small) real estate development, and (residential) construction.