Pay to send them and the kids to a movie during your house showing.If carrots don't work, try the sticks:  6' stockade fence, purchase and blast the critter-be-gone ultra high frequency sonic generator aimed at their property 24/7 (quiets dogs and sometimes kids). 

Any information related to lease-breaking frequency, vacancy allowances, changes in housing demand and supply, now or in the future, would be appreciated.

Houston just happens to have a higher frequency and much higher amplitude.

Then you could base your mgmt cost on their percentage take, and the leasing cost on your estimate of turnover frequency.

For example how many days the property has been listed and percentage of price drops and frequency of drops.You need to know if this bank just listed at an aggressive price.If so they will get multiple offers.Then it comes down to not only price but type of financing versus paying cash and closing times and contingencies.I just find that most times if the property needs a little carpet and paint and that's it the bank will put new carpet and paint in to maximize recovery on the asset.If not an owner occupant still will pay more than an investor.Many new investors try to play it safe and low ball carpet and paint jobs and then when offer after offer is rejected they get disheartened and give up or stop trying for awhile.They don't want to take on bigger rehabs but that is where the profit is.You need the calculated risk for the reward.For a flip in that area 200k is high for Georgia.

Your marketing costs are almost nothing and your frequency goes up.

The separators might be:CostTime w/them (flexible for your schedule; frequency, etc)Are they doing deals w/practical real world experiences to share (or just teaching)?

What you need to consider is the types and frequency of crimes in the area and how it is changing.

I guess I had my maple leaf hat onOn residential mortgages up here, you are allowed to select your payment frequency (Monthly, semi-monthly, bi-weekly, weekly) at the time the loan is drawn - but may not be allowed to change it afterwards.The payment order is the same: accrued interest, then principal, but with more frequent reductions in principal, there will be less interest paid overall.Since there is no tax deduction for mortgage interest incurred on an owner occupied residence in Canada, there has traditionally been a great incentive to increase payment frequency and pay down more quickly.

In the Greater Cincinnati area you may need to spend more to get your ad frequency up.