I currently manage them both and am experienced with the whole process along with finding deals and analyzing them.

It seems like they help you find a deal, work through the process, sometimes property management etc...

I’m temped to order an appraisal this month, or does that seem like over kill and do you recommend I sit back and trust the real estate process?

Then repeat the process..

As an investor with ODC, and someone who has spoke with Brandon directly a handful of times about ODC, I can tell you that he does participate in the decision making process' at the company.

Sad truth of our current legal system, but if you go through the eviction process and he loses all this stuff, you are in the clear. 

And people think Ai is going to replace accountants.one can argue that apartments.com is just a processing the payment and not actually holding the funds to transfer out.If apartments.com all of a sudden reverses the payment for insufficient funds?

I’m currently in the process of searching for my first property, which I hope to house hack and eventually convert into a long-term rental. 

@Venka Pulla It’s frustrating when a property manager isn’t meeting expectations, but transitioning to a new property manager is typically straightforward if you follow a few steps:Review the Management Agreement: Carefully read your current Property Management Agreement (PMA) to understand the termination process, including any required notice period.

Even with 200 STRs it isn't a broad enough cross section to assume the changes.You would need to have millions of data points to show the trend IMHO.