It might serve his needs too, but his approach fits my temperament and how I want to do business too.

Could you recommend any resources or provide advice on the best way to approach this?

That's a handsome return for a pretty passive approach.  

I don't think it's a bad approach for passive investing—you could get it down to just an hour or so of work.

You could've ignored everything with Columbus on it, but chose to take the lead instead (as if you were slowing down the fast lane because it wasn't to your liking).Bully for you that "countless" people agree with you. 

The episode dropped recently on the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast and goes into how these design elements can give your property a competitive edge.If you’re working on a project or investment in Arizona and want some insight on how to approach renovations to maximize value, feel free to reach out.

There's no way you are going to spend decades becoming an expert in your field and then spend countless hours sharing that information with a complete stranger.

After doing it for 7 months I realized that the problem wasn't my approach or the letter itself it was more the competition in my market.

TL;DR* Aggressively pushing 'maintenance' and for the most part for things not requiring any maintenance* In-house maintenance rates are eye-watering, way higher than what you'd see in even most expensive markets* Maintenance does not require owner's approval - RL reserves decision what to do when, cheaper plans have higher limits and all are at RL's discretion * Refuses to manage in many parts of townLonger versionSigned up for their service after a few conversations over the phone - owner stressed investor-friendly approach.

In short it doesn't matter if you increase how much income a residential home is leased out for that will never improve your property value it's always based on how much homes in that area sell for. commercial real estate on the other hand has a few other ways properties are valued including the income approach.