Unfortunately, there is a good number of illegitimate PMs and contractors in the Cleveland area, BUT quality property management does exist here.

So with mailers, you will ALWAYS target low-quality leads, because the high-quality leads, motivated sellers, do not wait for your mailer.Read my post here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/1215116-all-i...If you have more questions, ask away!

They're paid by the job and if their performance ever decreases (which can happen - they're great for a time and eventually for whatever reason their quality, timeliness, etc declines) then it's easier to phase them out & replace them with a different crew. 

One block can perform very well, and another block will destroy you.Before you invest, I recommend you locate a quality PM that can help you narrow down markets, determine which rentals perform best, cross-check sales prices and rent rates, and take over management right away.The biggest mistake you could make is to get talked into buying in the wrong neighborhood and then learning that the good managers won't touch it. 

I specialize is finding unique solutions to novel problems and have a robust team/network of quality contractors.

Sure grandma's couch is out there but so are lots of quality, stylish furniture that people need to get rid of because of downsizing or moving.:)

Good to see people creating high quality rentals. 

To be fair this GC has his estate home next to my project and he did not want to see starter homes going in. we build semi custom highest price in town .. so there was quality of project that also interested him.. this would be a rare event out in the market..

Contractors also want to control the quality of materials going in, and a client wanting to save money might get a lower quality that could affect the end product, and cause problems down the line, reflecting on the contractor.

.; (6) if none of those intermediate descendents are alive the remaining half can go to the spouse of less than three years or to a predeceased spouse’s heirs; (7) finally, if none of these apply, all the property escheats to the county where the decedent died.A good way to visualize the order is to imagine the following scenario: Alfred dies without a Will.