Over time, as rents rise and your margins improve, a good PM is worth their weight in gold. 

Cap rate is one metric and it's like using your weight to determine your fitness level. 300lb NFL linemen are faster runners than a 200lb McDonald's regular. 

It’s like asking someone how much weight are they losing by getting better sleep.

And the property manager is the only person with a long-term interest in your property, so their opinion carries a lot of weight!

I find it's best to get your rental data from a few different sources, weight them, and then do the math.

However with MACRS, the earlier years are still more heavily weighted than the later years. 

You have more weight and you are a more important client.

Try to take a long-term view—it usually helps remove the emotional weight and allows you to think more clearly about the problem.

The 8 to 10% is worth its weight in gold. 

I lived in Toronto for a couple of years, and the real estate there is quite funky.Making the trip and meeting people in person will be worth its weight in gold...GREAT CALL on that.We work solely in Chicago as a general contractor...for now.