Your decisions and glasses you wear are none of my business.

TL;DR* Aggressively pushing 'maintenance' and for the most part for things not requiring any maintenance* In-house maintenance rates are eye-watering, way higher than what you'd see in even most expensive markets* Maintenance does not require owner's approval - RL reserves decision what to do when, cheaper plans have higher limits and all are at RL's discretion * Refuses to manage in many parts of townLonger versionSigned up for their service after a few conversations over the phone - owner stressed investor-friendly approach.

@Tim Ryan If I am understanding this correctly....you rationalize your mentor's decision to offer mentorship despite only a 2-3% success rate because it's unclear who will be successful and therefore nobody should be turned away.

You can still find deals in the outlying counties , you just have to be first and have cash .I am not a fan of Baltimore , my family moved out in 1974 , and I told my parents it was the BEST decision they ever made . 

Start with house hacking you are in the perfect position to do that and then no matter what you do with REI (even if you hate it and you quit) you'll be better off financially than your peers because you made this decision.

I never hear of anyone going to certain title companies over others because of fees, its generally service based decision making. 

Every Wall Street guy will tell you emotions make for poor decisions.

If you make the membership of this entity the members of the other 2 LLCs then you've also probably simplified and defined decision making power as well. 

Because of this, they have changed their fee structure on me two times in the past two years2) They don't have back up cleaners so when the cleaner can't clean, they block off my calendar3) They do not have easily legible financial statements and do not provide 1099s 4) They have made decisions that have required my money without consent5) They block off check-ins on Sundays6) They are not great with technology - though they try to use hostfully to list on many platforms, I will frequently see that my listing is not up on VRBO for example.

@Manthan Patel Whether to use a property management company is truly a personal decision, so it comes down to you and how much you value your time, how much you want to be involved, etc.