I know that it is generally good advice and I would learn a lot by doing it, but I am firm with my desire to be a passive investor with respect to managing tenants.

The small market size and relationship-based transactions make it difficult for new or smaller players to participate, which aligns with the earlier observation about the lack of services for individual investors.Overall, this market seems to present challenges for growth or democratization, as its current structure favors established, well-connected players with significant capital.

Appears this may be a C/D property problem disguised as a TP issue.The point of my raising the fact that I replace anything that is broken is to suggest that I’m not a slumlord…I do take pride in what I do and I respect and try to keep up with any repairs in a timely manner.

Ottawa Hills: This is one of the higher-end areas in Toledo with excellent schools and a more established market.

This couldn't be more of a true statement with the current clients I'm dealing with.. on one spectrum, I have clients that are incredibly respectful take my recommendations and listen and on the other I have people who are just plain rude and are a pain to work with. 

Now if the entire block is well established in a super solid area and it just so happens to be this situation then I would move on to my next criteria - the property itself. 

Do this diligence yourself.You're just asking agents from their respective cities to chime in on why they're the best.

Allentown, Bethlehem have been sluggish in price terms (6% and 2% respectively above their 2009 'fair value' levels).

We have tenants add .5x for a pet deposit in lieu of a $500 pet deposit (2.5x or 3.5x respectively) however there are some new pet fee and pet deposit laws coming in Colorado January 1, 2024 and we aren't yet sure how these caps on pet deposits will impact our use of Rhino for this purpose (see below re: legal definition of "Security Deposit").What questions do you have?

I respectfully disagree.