No i did not work with agents.

No you're definitely not paranoid or over thinking, please br careful 

Her fees are straight forward, no surprises.

NO!

The performing lease coupled with supplying your own comps that support it sometimes works.  

A fully paid off property which now should be worth at least $300K with appreciation, I can access 75% of that with a cash out refi so roughly $225K - refi costs.To me, its a no brainer to do bi-weekly IF you plan to keep the house for that long AND you do not plan to refinance (rate or cash out).

There are no hidden fees.

I am thinking something like $5K, but I really have no clue what a typical fee would be.

this is why investors should try to achieve paid for real estate  small number of grade b or A homes leads to the lifestyle pretty much everyone on BP wants.. no work and cash flow :)  Good job Bill

There are lots of ways to delegate what tenants are responsible for, and whichever way you choose needs to be laid out in the lease.My tenants are responsible for yard maintenance, and it is explicitly laid out in the lease terms there is no confusion.