If something goes wrong with the property—like debts or legal issues—your personal stuff is generally safe.

I think this individual senses that you are new and knows he can get away with talking sht to scare you into doing stuff.

Maybe find an estate sale where you could buy a bunch of stuff at once.Might be worth a trip to your property to save 10k or more.

Would be great to grab a coffee and chat about stuff like this.

In my opinion the biggest thing you're paying for with a property manager is the experience, staying up to date on legal complaince, and having stuff in place already.If you decide to start self managing you're going to have to spend time up front to figure some stuff out (exactly how much I don't know) and periodically spend some time doing various stuff.The truth is, if you have a property where you have a great tenant, they pay on time, they never cause problems and stuff rarely breaks, management is very easy.

But I dumped out the last person’s stuff on the front porch and changed the locks after I evicted her in court and she refused to leave.

I assume it sucks to move the more kids/stuff you’ve accumulated or maybe you’ve just figured out how to budget. 

Good stuff.

A few good ones to consider are: an oil tank sweep if the property was built before 1980, a radon test, particularly for basement condos or units, a mold test, a sewer scope, and a termite or pest inspection.General home inspectors often offer some of these as add-on's, but keep in mind that they might not be as thorough as a specialist.Dominic, you are so correct, you know, most home inspectors or realtors for that much are not specialist in everything we’re in the business and know stuff and we make suggestions to our clients.

Unfortunately when I went and checked reviews for them they were overwhelmingly negative, some of it was stuff you mentioned in your post above, but a lot of other reviews cited downright dishonesty, like the service taking money, not providing the list and not responding to any sort of email contact.