Additionally, the supply of homes for sale is constrained because of this and will be for some time putting upward pressure on prices in most markets.Thinking about renting your house in Seattle would be wise as someone else will pay the mortgage down, and rents and the value of the property will go up over time.

I'm definitely someone who prefers higher quality even if that means building a portfolio takes a bit more time.

Unfortunately, it's now going to get more complicated:(There are two types of approaches PMCs use to bill for maintenance:1) In-house ServiceTechs on the payroll, so owners are billed for their time by the hour.While the labor charges above are useful, they don't cover the true costs a PMC incurs, like:- Payroll costs for FICA, Social Security, Medicare, etc. that typically add 25-40% to the hourly rate- Medical insurance costs for the worker- Payroll processing costs to handle all of the above- Liability insurance costs in case worker damages something or injures someone- Workman's Compensation insurance- Costs of vehicles and tools- and more...Typically the management contract will disclose the total hourly rate an owner will be charged.

As you can see from our teams response on this thread, we are VERY engaged with our company and clients EVERY client matters, so you can understand when someone speaks poorly of our shop, especially when incorrect, they take it pretty personally.Second, you mentioned "a lot of people" who are not happy with our service.

STRs continue to be a scapegoat for a lot of the housing affordability issues in Denver, Colorado Springs and elsewhere in the state, so it wouldn't surprise me if someone brought it up again. 

Maybe a tax reduction could work on someone's primary, sure, but on all residential or commercial properties seems impossible to me.

Just my 2 cents from someone that has both great and not so great properties in the area.

Hmmm, teaming up with someone you don't know.

I'd rely on her to handle much of the day-to-day management.Given this, we're leaning toward a single-family home where we can comfortably rent a room to someone we trust.

If they are low balls then usually you are asking someone to work for free as the fix and flip landscape is competitive for a low pay out.