This is his story.How It BeganKyle Lagow of Plano, Texas says he was an appraiser running his own firm for 14 years when he was contacted in 2004 by Landsafe and offered a position as an appraisal manager, responsible for building an appraisal division to span several states.

My basic question is this:For those with multiple properties that span a wide rent range (here in Texas, $450/mo will get you a 2/1 in a blue collar area; $1300/mo will get you a 3/2 in a mature, stable neighborhood), is there a "law of diminishing returns" aspect to outsourced property management as rent (and supposedly tenant quality) goes up?

Remember, real estate marketing is not a cookie-cutter program that spans all markets equally.

(Basically, run as little electrical as you can while still being code-compliant)* Builder-grade everything, including all fixtures and composite-type trim (no real wood trim)Some builders will do unethical things, like use over-spanned whitewood instead of yellow to save on lumber costs.

@Robert SteeleYes, you must disclose for several reasons.

I had to ask over a span of several years to try to get receipts for things that I had paid for.

He is deployed all year and only comes home for 2 week spans every 4 - 6 months.

Main issues are electrical...service panel, cloth wiring, meter box size and plumbing...galvanized supply lines, caste iron drains might be towards end of life span, shut off and bath valves.

If you recall, the cost of living had risen sharply over a fourth-month span from June to September, but it was mostly just catching up after a steep decline in prices early in the pandemic.

(Sidebar: this same builder decided to create a long cantilevered overhang with laughable/dangerously short back span that has also failed and violates all current codes, but I might create a separate thread for that.)With a little 20lb demolition hammer and a pointy bit, took only 45 mins per room to bust it all up.