I have a seasonal Lakehouse rental, have been using a PM company the last couple years, as I live across the country from my rental, but have never had renters insurance.

it's tax season. 

I feel pretty comfortable running numbers and such on properties, but I was wondering what you seasoned investors expect out of your agent. 

I arrived at the amount of 3 month's rent, with no buyout available for the first four months of the lease, because the timing gets me paid until we again reach our area's peak leasing season. 

Here, if you have a 4 year in RE then you can skip the agent class and go straight to state test, but if i remember correctly you still have season for 2 years as an agent before being a  broker.To me, at least at this stage, there's no big gain in dealing with the broker headaches for a few bucks extra.

Pay a little bit more in interest up front for a higher LTV, then either flip the property or refinance once it has "seasoned" and a bank will loan at appraised value versus the cost you have into it.

Look for other investors that are seasoned in this aspect for help...and ask questions here on BP.

However, once that mortgage has seasoned for 6-mo you may be able to get a HELOC, if you have sufficient equity and can get an appraisal to support it. 

I can not tell you how many times I hear new and seasoned investors tell me how big their buyers list.

There is no "noticable" mold, however there is some drywall damage.I am confirming which bank holds the mortgage to verify seasoning rules.