You can compare the cost of living (down to like, the cost of bread, the cost of a bus ticket) for different cities to see how they stack up based on average income and average cost of living.

Between the uniformed and the intentional abusers and toss in those in denial, the industry is plagued with public chaos.

I have SFRs nationwide and do not use property manager (self-managed).This guy is going to use and abuse you, so no monthly cash flow will be left.Most property managers in the SFR space generate most of their revenue by charging you a marging on any expenses (ex.

Actually NO inspection shows everything and I would want to be able to back out if I see the deal is not working out for me (after honestly trying to make it work).This is not the same as "abusing" this power.

When dealing with the general public though there have been plenty of abuses. 

Too delicate, too easily subject to tenant abuse, and too expensive to repair.

Either you knew it was about to break and stuck them with a big repair bill or they abused it and are costing you money.

I’ve seen these properties get used and abused first hand on MANY (100s, maybe even 1000s by now) occasions.

Damage due to negligence or abuse is on the tenant.

@Robert - There seems to be some sort of weird sexual nature to this as well, the neighbors are male and female but whenever I have a single female tenant they are fine, but as soon as she gets a boyfriend or has male visitors the calls start and continue unabated.