They are doing one of the following:1) Hiding their charge somewhere2) Charging by the hour, but then you don't know what they are paying their maintenance people (so, cost is again hidden)3) Will only handle small maintenance issues and wither tell you to handle the larger ones or they will get bids and build in a markup4) They'll provide poor service because they are not adequately staffed to deliver on all their promises.

I want to highlight some of the gems:-Paul/Mark Ainley's tip of rent too high equals only bad applicants.

Foundation repairs comes with a lot of other hidden costs and damages (pipe damage, lawn maintenance, sprinkler system repair, floor repair.) etc.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $150,000

Cash invested: $90,000

Sale price: $300,000

Fix and flip. Finish previous owner open permit and comple...

Here, with a few clicks and a few bucks the tenant can get the deed online so not like it is something that can be hidden away. 

First of all, I completely sympathize with your position, when I purchased my first home here, the first tropical storm, The BUCKETS (that were taken down and hidden during inspections and walkthrough) in the attic overflowed and began to damage the home.

When I first started looking I had a decent amount of money for an 18 year old fresh out of high school but the market was crazy enough to where I was only finding places that appeared to have no hidden value even if you were to fix it up.

Some other costs you need to consider which are commonly missed from turnkey proformas - turnover/rent ready costs, "hidden" property manager costs, closing costs, and lawn care/utilities/pest control/hazard insurance (if applicable).

Owners later discover a multiple hidden fees they were not expecting.· Overcharging for repairs and pocketing the difference (Markups).· Cheap software if any.

some times hidden things pop up.