What I am having issues with is 2 clauses: 1) compensating the PM for any issues arising, as part of the   hold harmless clause which I am fine about, 2)  Broker may perform any of Broker's duties through attorneys, agents, employees, and independent contractors, and shall not be responsible for their acts, omissions, defaults, negligence, and/or costs except for persons working in Brokers firm. 3) A clause on mediation which is fine, but I am not convinced with part of the paragraph which reads "The following matters are excluded from the requirement hereunder: (a) judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or other action or proceeding to enforce a deed of trust, mortgage, or installment land sale contract, (b) an unlawful detainer action, (c) the filing or enforcement of a mechanic's lien, and (d) any matter which is within the jurisdiction of a probate courtAny thoughts appreciated!

Received my comps from an independent real estate agent and now I am back to square one.

One of them is you will need to provide independent representation for the tenant (at your cost).

Now that I have that, I'm looking for opportunities to leverage my money and get to financial independence ASAP!

I am relatively financially independent and my work is very flexible giving me lots of free time.

For obvious reasons they are very heavy on the marketing...Second observation: What makes the independently owned inventory even harder to find is the fact that apartment complexes SPAM the living F* out of craigslist, so you need to scroll down many pages to even find a few unique listings.In between all this spam it becomes harder for tenants to use Craigslist to find a place to live. 

@Chris Purcell,Congratulations on being independently wealthy!

Automated cars:You will become location independent .

Historical averages for each independently are easy to find, but before I put together my own compendium from those sources, just wanted to make sure that nothing is already out there before I reinvent the wheel.

I have very little real estate experience, but I am interested in using real estate as a tool to become financially independent.