They keep rent low, give gifts and homemade cookies for Christmas, make upgrades whenever the tenant requests,  accept all the late rent excuses, etc.The truth is, your tenant is not your friend.

Quote from @Bonnie Low: Hey, Colin!

I feel like it's a space where great operators can really clean up, since the bar is set really low, in my experience at least.

Up north the gas company will install additional meters for a very low cost, usually hourly billed time for the work and possibly low cost equipment.

Quote from @Bonnie Low: I work with a lot of MTR investors and what I am seeing frequently with multifamily acquisitions, particularly with new investors, is that they often test the property just like you're mentioning, as a way to dip their toes in the water and see what works in their area and for their personal style.

Its a long term low cost play for me.

Here is your tip:Buy low and sell high, also don't eat the yellow snow.

my market is near the nation low in both evictions and delinquent rent even with very tenant friendly laws.  

You got only 4 bookings from Airbnb because your ranking is really low on Airbnb.

Focusing solely on numbers often leads to the purchase of low-quality properties.