With today's high interest rates, it usually doesn't make sense.

also we do not know what is going to happen with int rates, they are very high now, the economy is not good and it is not certain they will be coming down this year. we know there will be more responsible gov spending, so maybe rates will come down, no way to know...I think you need to know the market where you plan to buy well, and go from thereBest of luck

I talk to so many people who regret not getting a PM up front because they are having problems or high eviction rates doing it alone.

The overhead to start a company is low, but the cost to scale is high. 

It gets quite cold here and power bills can be pretty high. 

Years ago it was finding quality tenants.

The first agent is absolutely certain the house will sell in the high 400’s.

It could very well be its all lost but seems like a big jump to conclusions by investors that basically did very high interest rate investing and expected  CD like performance..

I would highly recommend moving your tenants to a PM software where you can screen tenants, collect rent, etc. 

I'd say the amount of time for the labor seems high.