We went and they pushed the "reduced price" 3 day course which we signed up for.  

Just one more point to remember is they will typically add back depreciation which reduces the rental income on your tax return but doesn't actually impact your cash flow.

reduced rate or total exemption?

By that metric, I would invest up to $8k to reduce or eliminate the utility expenses.  

This will remove a lot of headache and reduce the risk of stupid fights....

You might could reduce rent but add in percentage rent above certain sales hurdles.

Give a reduced rent for a share of the business that is going in.

After some research, I ended up with a home in sugar house which is close to shopping center and restaurants.

After getting feedback from local investors, I have decided to refinance my current home (which gets rid of my PMI, pays off a little bit of credit card debt that I have thus reducing my debt to ratio, and gives me nearly 8000 back for the next home), move to a rent free place temporarily, rent out the home, and buy a new home to move into within 6 months and continue that later trend. 

This reduced the amount of time she has to spend on each offer and it did have to be approved by her broker if I remember correctly.This is an experienced agent that has been great to work with as well - not a newbie.