In addition, the agent now has to do twice as much work.

Some will also, for an additional cost, do remailing and let you use that address as principal office.The average cost for a basic registered agent is usually between $45 and $100/year.

In addition, beginning the process shows the tenant that you are a professional and intend to protect your investment, which may make them rethink trying to take advantage of you.

@Steve Vaughan that's a great success story and it's all well and good but wouldn't you agree that much of the reason that scenario worked out for you was due to timing in addition to hard work?

But only you can answer what your time/effort is worth and the risk of spending the extra money only to get the same appraisal.It sounds like the bigger additional cost are the extras that THIS bank is requiring you to pay upfront.

I’ll add it to my study topics.

Once they get 1% of landlords revenue I could see it going up to 2% ,3% in the next years .On the related note San Francisco is also proposing an additional tax on businesses for the homeless . https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/17/san-francisco-to-consider-tax-on-companies-to-help-homeless.html——OAKLAND — As the Bay Area struggles with an alarming homelessness crisis, voters may soon decide whether to force Oakland’s biggest landlords to pay up to help house the city’s most vulnerable residents.Oakland Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan wants to impose an extra 1 percent annual tax on rental revenue that exceeds $200,000, and use that money to fund homeless shelters, help homeless residents secure permanent housing and clean up the sprawling encampments that line many of the city’s sidewalks.The city needs more money to tackle the problem, and collecting it from Oakland’s biggest-earning landlords makes sense, Kaplan said.

In addition, It did not take longer for me to start feeling the pressure of the sell pitch.

Cheap market, but the fees/additional soft expenses drive me crazy, and you always see them at the VERY END!

In addition to Driving for Dollars, you can increase your mailing for money by working with a list broker to do more Mailing for Money.A lot of people have had a lot of luck mailing to Absentee Owners.