The difference in this portion of the execution can be $30k-$60k/yr more money in your pocket vs. that of our competition all other factors equal (such as the property size/location).Next, to drive costs down, I co-host (only for clients) at 15% which is 5-15% less than the large PM firms.

The Investment I’m looking at is a  3 bed 1 bath and has a really nice already running Airbnb 1bed/1bath guest suite that generates an average of $1500/Month.

I enjoyed that mine was a one man band, and it was smooth and efficient, handled by email and short hand dialogue and simple resolutions.My eviction filings, so far have been "light weight," mostly gets people motivated to pay and stay.I spoke to a couple of firms, but they make it sound much more complicated and ugly than it has been in my case, so they aren't resonating with me.

going to depend on age of house how extensive updates, etc, etc, etc, there is no short cut number that will work 

I think most of these PMs make a lot of money off application fees, and have heard many stories from renters paying lots of application fees without getting refunded if the unit rents to someone else. 

Owner finance / short to longer closing based on seller's needsIt's all about finding out the needs of the seller and helping to address those needs. 

Deposits due sometime shortly after the purchase and conditional thereupon, etc.Good luck.

I had an appraisal on a refinance recently, and I do enough business that I run into the same appraisers over and over again...so the appraiser asked me what value I wanted on the refinance.

When I started working, I was like most people—brainwashed into thinking that putting money into a retirement plan was the right thing to do.

Also need to look at the pros/cons of paying more for an asset vs throwing the money away on taxes.