That said, you do miss out on some of the benefits of a brick and mortar brokerage you might find, in my opinion.

With rentprep it looks more like a credit report where it shows each account and their on time or missed payments.  

Probably won't be cheap, but almost certainly cheaper than a surprise tax bill or missing a gap in your liability coverage.

Another week went by without a reply, so I had my agent notify the seller's agent that the tenants were non-responsive and needed to be out before we closed.A week passes, I got the clear to close, and then I received a slew of text messages and missed calls from the tenants.

I missed the duplex part.

I"m not in a place where not buying something for the next year is going to put me behind in life, but with interest rates low, inflation coming, and the shortage of houses for the near future, I feel like I'm going to miss out on stuff. 

There was a small building that they used to give out drink's and food from that he would maintain.

I meet some great people and enjoyed lunches and drinks as much as I did the presentations. 

I could tell they wanted to lip stick rehab the property and list it.That's two deals in two weeks missed out on because of price.

In my limited experience with them, they can be hit or miss.