We engaged professional management and are currently making capital improvements to renovate and upgrade units and resolve deferred maintenance.

It might also open doors for positions requiring a college degree of any sort.When I left the engineering field for business, for example, I had the education and experience needed to take the exam for the professional engineering license.

My portfolio is all Class A, so the tenants are mostly highly paid professionals.

I primarily want to verify identity and criminal history.Since I can't run an application on the company, I usually charge a higher deposit of double or triple the rent or I will ask them to pay first, last, and deposit.I also try to negotiate a cleaning fee and use my professional cleaner after vacating. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I would really appreciate referrals to tax or legal professionals who can help me strategize and possibly file the paperwork for the structuring/shuffling of assets.

This is great place to connect with other professionals.

I have worked for a couple different management companies and have been a tenant for a number of years, and to be completely honest I have been appalled by the lack of professionalism and overall effort I've seen on the part of several very prominent PMs here in the Salt Lake Valley. 

@Eric TomlinYou likely will need to work with both types of professionals. 

The only exception to this for me would be if it is a multi family property, then I am doing what I need to do but if I could get a professional to tell me in writing it came from the Tennant that is moving out then the moving Tennant is paying out of their deposit.