They can also provide the sub-meter coordination and installation, and can include other expenses billed to the owner such as trash and internet.

My questions is: 1. if I am planning buy/sell property only for myself, do I need to be affiliated with a broker?

Internet is a spot that can actually be a revenue generator AND a cost savings, so one I look at regularly. 

It’s meant to attract viewers for their own marketing business and affiliate programs not to be genuinely helpful.

I have been able to track some owners down by finding their contact info somewhere on the internet.

So if the average rent is between $1.6k and 2.2k, I can probably get away with between total cost per month @$2.6k and $3.2k.With all this being said - my favorite town is East Rutherford which seems to hit all of my criteria (+low property taxes) based on my initial internet research.

Here's our numbers as a comparison to yours:Mortgage (P&I Only) - $2570Taxes - $480Insurance - $220Cable/Internet - $150Electricity - $230 (averaged for last year)Gas - $0Water - $65Cleaning - $900Software - $30Landscaping - $0Pool - $0Repairs - $200HOA - $450Host fees (I don't count toward my gross because I never see that $ in my account -- AirBnB takes it out directly)You can definitely buy a SFR in Destin at that price point, and a condo is also another option. 

Do they just look up people on the internet, do they use services such as Thumbtack or home advisor? 

@Arthur Hughes most of that is internet marketing and advertising.

We have a place in town with free high-speed internet in the Pearl district that is $850/month for a 2 bed - About 50% of market easily.