I have known Chris and his company now since basically the inception of the company back in the mid 2000s  I have never done bizz with them ( I provide capital for BRRR and turnkey operators).

Buyers Agents - Too often yes, this segment is flooded by the "noob" agent but because this is the most basic, simplest entry level place to start.

That said, requiring a full Zillow application (including background and credit checks) before even seeing the property might be a bit much for some renters and could deter solid candidates who aren’t ready to commit that early.One approach I’ve found effective is using a quick pre-screening form with just basic info like income, move-in timeline, pets, and any deal breakers before offering a showing.

Basically just tried to minimize anything around when the lease ended.

Not some basic furniture with a couple of sets of silverware thrown in.

Luckily the GC was out in 2 days and wrote up a quote they basically just said ok to according to them.

However, it appears that the rental property calculator appears different now, and when trying to use it, I keep getting -$200,000~ cash flow (basically the purchase price of the house).

this is basically the business credit coaching partner that works with you over the course of 12 mos. to help you build up business credit for your company. 

But…(time for the longest run on sentence in history.)I don’t have to meet or background applicants, they have advertising down to science, they charge late fees I may not have, they actually know how much rent should be while I just looked for 2-3 close by, they know when/how local laws have changed as we become more and more like California East, they have a boatload of vendors that want to keep them happy for the amount of business they get and have no problem fixing emergencies right now, or Sunday at midnight, property managers are taken more seriously than the landlord directly, they save me some accounting time, I literally spend 15-20 minutes a month on my accounting and 0-30 minutes per month on property management, Much of that HOA related, Basically I think they earn at least 1/2 their fee in extra income so maybe in the end I’m spending 4% to do almost zero work.

If your LTV is very low, you could even increase leverage 1 or 2% per year - basically like a reverse mortgage.