When someone gets all huffy and says they're gonna "call their lawyer" in a big scary voice, I simply pull up the contact information for mine.

Axl needs to find a new gig though with him destroying his voice.

If someone shows up here looking for instant riches, they are going to find it no matter what saner voices say because they are going to ignore any information that rebuts or contradicts the narrative they already have in their head.

It helps to have a trusted voice there to tell you that you are not getting screwed over. 

Since it's your first investment property, it can be a double edged sword since yes a PM can help you and be an expert voice but but if you don't know what you need or your management style yet, it might also not benefit you.Honestly, I'd try managing on your own for a while, and look up property managers in the area while you're at it.

“The ability to attend to a task and stick to long-term goals is the greatest predictor of success, greater than academic achievement, extracurricular involvement, test scores, and IQ.

One of the rentals, I rent mid term, by the semester to visiting scholars and the other rental, I rent short term during the summer and mid term during the academic year.

Put simply: I've worked jobs shoveling manure, worked my tail off on 3 academic degrees, and worked thankless jobs with bad managers and crappy pay.

.- Pricing software w/ live revenue manager- Smart Lock software- 24/7 Guest Communication via platform, voice, text, email.- 24/7 Communication with owner or PM staff for maintenance or cleaning issues. 

Even went ahead and tried to call the contact number on their site and got a voice mail.