I think I understand most of what you're communicating. 

That’ll get you blacklisted pretty quickly.My story with the brokers is fairly consistent.

My point is that if you are going straight to the seller's agent and they wlil charge a full two-sided commission, why not use your own realtor who will always fairly represent you? 

You can then decide if you want to give them a discount and what would be fair.  

Another way I will support purchasing SFH's is to have a General Contractor that lives where you are buying out of state and you feel they are trustworthy, experienced and communicates well.Be careful when paying for work done except for maybe an upfront fee for materials. 

This space is fairly new, and I don't pretend to know everything!

--Utilities, guest communication, cleaning, furnishing, stocking staples, quality control as a start, there's a lot!

It is ordinary and necessary as a real estate investor to travel to the property so he/she can see the condition of the property, communicate with the tenant etc.Therefore, travel to and from the property can be deductible.

Communication with different team members such as a realtor, inspector, lender, property manager, an insurance agent becomes overwhelming and difficult to keep a track of emails in an organized manner. every member may have their own portals (dotloop etc )  to keep a track of but it is not from an investor's perspective.

I am fairly new to BP but I have been doing deals in San Antonio for quite some time.