If you have a nicely maintained and upgraded property charge a premium.

They might have a means by which they can manage the property at a reasonable fee.Please note that which ever management agency you find they will charge you an extortionate fee to manage the property unless you lease it to a renter on a long term.In Houston you have many options.

Let's say a tenants asks the LLC to repair a broken deadbolt lock and it takes you 3-4 days to get around to it, and in the mean time someone breaks in and assaults your tenant, you could be charged with negligence towards the safety of your tenant--this is serious stuff.

In fact, I'd bet that the number is probably less than 40%.Most American millionaires (those with a net worth of more than $1,000,000) are "self made".

Even assuming they're charging $600 for labor on the door, that leaved $4K for the deck, or $40/square foot for labor and materials.

I'll bet if the "disclosure" during the ending credits told the whole truth both of these crews ended up losing money!

As the bird dog, he has no way to get himself in the deal without a fee agreement so I ask him what he's going to charge.

Rule 1 of landlording; THE LANDLORD IS IN CHARGE.

, and how do you learn what the average rent you can charge is?

Depending on what area you're in, pass through charges go by different names, but the concept is the same.