“beware of the plethora of fees …”Of course, you can always walk away from a loan over last-minute surprises, but let’s be real.

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

.: In my search for a PM for my LTR (which I may turn into a STR at some point) Wondering if this fee/billing structure is reasonable and/or ordinary. 

Yeah, they have nice systems, but you can save $6000 in a "membership fee" and like $200 of an ongoing monthly fee and access similar or as good systems somewhere else without paying that much.

Hosts with listings in Brazil pay a 4% fee.

They also have hidden fees they put in the front side closing costs.

They push you to pay $150 for a ad set up fee so your ads get set up correctly and not suspended specifically and when done all the ads get suspended by google and bing right away. 

If they knew of hidden defects but did NOT fix it, now that is when a disclosure is needed.

So far so good.A few months later a nice 3/2 hit my radar and I financed the deal at $67k that rents for $825.I use a property manager here in Rome and they have been great to work with, although they do not have direct deposit, they do take care of everything and only charge 6% with no upfront fees.  

You don't have to pay agent fees but If the seller has to pay it all out of pocket then they won't accept your offer.