@Bill Hampton thanks for your response.  

Rent Relief (I think it came from the Covid Rescue Plan) just paid 7 months worth of rent (past and future rent) as well as her water and gas bills.

@Bill B. check with a RE atty. regarding depreciation recapture. 

We get to go through peoples situations and find every possible write off / tax savings possible and massively lower their tax bill in many cases 

The expense of making an error or hiring the wrong contractor can very quickly be much greater than just hiring a PM. 

This can help you manage your tax bills better.Professional Image: Running your investments through an LLC can make you look more professional to lenders, partners, and tenants.

This account includes ESCROW IMPOUNDS being collected for the payments of taxes and insurance bills as their occur. 

One property that I bought had a judgment from where the owner got in a bar room fight and injured somebody who sued him for medial bills and got a judgment.Un recorded liens like welfare, DPW, and some state liens are not recorded.  

Lower electric bill, carbon foot print, blah blah blah. what's not to love.BUT I'm in Florida, not sure about you.

And there would be no unanticipated holding costs... the insured could just let the insurer cure the defect once discovered, if ever.I'm amazed the title company actually did more title exam work and discovered their recent error in the small gap between the two closings.