Now, I don’t hesitate—if a PM stops communicating, delays rent, or mishandles maintenance, I fire fast and move on.If you’re just starting out, focus on controlling what you can—good deals, good management, and keeping cash flow strong.

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

if its an investmenet property - there are not many ( if any)  lenders doing regular or DSCR  loans on rental MH homes 

Risk Management: For out-of-state properties, how do you manage risks like property management, maintenance, and tenant turnover?

And then I used maintenance, tenancy based on what I'm reading makes sense for long term, and a little bit of padding. 

I might not be very regular here but I'll continue to post about my experiences and learnings as we go.

This would be an 8 acre property.  300 cargo containers, 200 parking spots, 120 regular storage units.   

The deadline for appealing was February 14 and I was REAL busy with my regular day job amongst other things and never did get to it or attempt. 

Sorry.Investors for sure (and probably some promoters) regularly fail to consider a bunch of issues...1.

The initial condition report, tenant communications, and maintenance requests were properly recorded, proving that this issue had existed long before our management began.When the lawsuit came in, both the property owner and our company were off the hook—all because we had a clear, well-documented paper trail showing that the negligence occurred under the previous management.This situation reinforced one of the most valuable lessons in property management: Documentation isn’t just paperwork—it’s protection.✅ Always keep thorough records✅ Make communication traceable✅ Ensure maintenance requests are properly logged and addressedYou never know when good documentation will save you from a nightmare scenario.What’s the wildest property management situation you’ve encountered?