To me, the big key is to get your occupancy up to at least 90% and then you start raising rents and charging tenants back for things.

But it's not just initial training, it's the ongoing support, like a new financial planner just getting licensed with the general agent, they always discuss cases together, General agent makes 50% of the financial planners gross wages but the new financial plan a gift to look like an expert quicklyNow I don't charge 50% of every deal, which I personally think is  ridiculous, but I do charge a fee for 12 months coaching@Jim KellerThank you for the kind words and I look forward to having you as a client.

I set prices based on what laundromats will charge, and try to be under this to incentivise renters to do laundry at our place vs going to the laundromat.

You could also check a few different websites like Craigslist, Zillow, Rentometer, Hotpads, etc to get an idea of what others are charging in your local area. 

It seems that leveraging (using) the mortgage payments to build quick equity and then using that to fund new investments would be a much faster way to build a portfolio of properties rather than only saving from my W2 job each month. 

...and wants to charge extra for each one.  

I have a great eye for detail and have become adept in fixing up properties and charging fair rents. 

I'd suggesting avoiding REIA groups that charge membership fees, or any "educational" classes that people are trying to make money at.  

Wholesaling, is just being an agent, legally, you'll make more in the long run charging a commission. 

Additionally, they only charge owner-occupied a $25 surcharge, not $250, so they are purposely targeting landlords for the increases.