So, offering them to just anyone and everyone will slow down our operation so unfortunately just freely offering our resources isn't feasible.Not comparing us to Apple haha but if someone wanted to build an iPhone themselves, I doubt Apple would give them contact details to their supplier in China or bank contacts in Ireland to avoid US taxes lol 

As people have mentioned, need to keep it apples to apples. 

Previous comment....PS companies with ZERO DEBT: American Express, Apple, Citrix Systems, Amazon, Bed, Bath & Beyond, TRowe Price, Red Hat, AutoDesk, and MasterCard.Pretty interesting that TWO major companies thats entire philosophy is marketing the use of debt as a tool are debt free (AMEX & Mastercard)...My comment..Fyi- I did a quick look at Amex's financials and their 12/31/14 balance sheet is showing $138 billion of liabilities.

I am not sure that you would be comparing apples to apples on rent vs. rent including utilities.  

D areas should be avoided completely.Apples to apples  strong B A area in Summerlin / vegas for example at 300k should get you 2200 in rent or so but tax's will be about 1500 to 1700 a year.. you will have next to zero in desert landscape costs and the homes are generally 1990 or newer  stucco  tile roofs  etc and can easily be self managed.. 

The contracts are all standardized and extremely homeowner friendly, so it's always an apples-to-apples comparison of what service you'd be getting.Good luck, Dan!

As a landlord, most bullets don’t apple. 

Maybe more expensive than conventional financing but that is comparing apples and oranges.

We are interviewing a company called Urban Apple, a smaller company in Chicago.  

I'd try to get an idea of typical response times from those who would be responding to my needs--at different times of the year (Does Y always go on 2 weeks vacation in September, creating a backlog of work that holds up quarterlies--how do they handle maternity leave, etc...).Things such as above, in addition to specifics of your businesses.I would also ask them to draw up an apples to apples mock yearly cost for gross services, and discuss audit costs and audit payment plans, as well as where they fall on aggressiveness of tax write offs, from conservative to potentially dodgy, and make sure that fits your risk profile.Everyone will have different opinions about what is important to them, and in person visits might help clear the muddy waters a bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?