So yeah, odd's are you won't find anyone like us in your market, were demented sick freaks with an addition to investment real estate that borders on clinical illness, and an obsession to call out scammers and con-artist's at every opportunity.

Local recommendations Sometimes it's trial and error to end up with a great cleaning service.

After eviction trial date (assuming you win) case you normally can go back and get your WRIT in 7 days.

What do you say to the judge at the trial?

But hey trial by fire works for some people so do what you see fit.Goodluck man!

So here are pros and cons of managing yourself.Pros:  you keep all profits (except 3% to credit card company), get to know guests, create a rapport with regular guests, make it personalized and memorable for your guests (my housekeeping staff was great and would leave flowers for anniversaries and balloons for bdays)Cons: Phone calls late at night sometimes, dealing with guests who are nasty and ignore your rules (ie no pets/no smoking, but it's nice having damage waiver in place), trial and error finding right housekeeping/maintenance/HVAC/plumbing people.Going with a property management company pros and cons:Pros:  they deal with all the issues and reservations callsCons: they may not be as attentive to your property as you would be and don't follow through with rules of no pets/no smoking.

And after 1 WHOLE YEAR of excruciating trial and error, and I finally got my site tweaked... it had the main elements of the stock investor carrot website.

Go it alone, self educate, learn through trial and error.

(it costs but its the best there is)                  ii)  Use transunion smartmove to screen tenants                  iii) Use Cozy to manage the rental and accept payments                  iv)  Use a smartlock on the door (Yale or August) so you can allow your contractors in when you need to and                        do showings to potential tenants without being there.Like everything - property management takes practice, trial and error and the willingness to take risks so you can learn a bit faster. 

At some point, you're going to pay for a mastermind, training, or a coach and that's all trial and error like the rest life.