I'm paying nearly 90k?

if you are open to the Central OH market / Columbus we do ground up construction as a strategy. apartments, single family homes, etc. we have capacity for 20 new builds this year. 

(If you are going to do this right I would say $5K a month and look into incoming lead sources like facebook and google pay per click.)Good Investing...

How much % would you suggest paying him?

You make money 3 ways: cash-flow, mortgage pay down and market appreciation.

How much did you end up paying him?

Most people might not have the ability to pay 5 to 6 figures a year for that.With Costar it is about residuals. 15 years in the business I do not like contracts and residuals.

Property manager ended up being the best solution for me. 10% seems very high, in Seattle I pay 5% plus a leasing fee every time they need to find a new tenant.

When you pay all cash there is no 6 month title seasoning wat to get out 80% of the purchase price.You can also come in with a 60% mortgage and a 40% all cash and get a little bit better of a rate and be able to waive escrows if needed.

We could use it for 10 years and then would have to pay it back in the next 10 once that expires.