But if this trend continues where PM's try to find "new and exciting ways" to gouge the investor, I may be forced to semi-self manage my properties. 

Seemed like a good guy too.State Farm was semi-decently priced and Farmers were way too high for this property.  

He was driving a semi cross country and that 2 days was spent doing his laundry, cooking a weeks worth of lunches and dinners, etc.  

Gordon is semi right about a possible negative for St.

There are plenty of resources on BP and elsewhere to show what comparable nearby properties SOLD for recently.Another semi-helpful way is to work backwards from what percentage rental return you would be expecting for any deal you might consider, by only looking at properties that meet that criteria.Next question: how do I calculate the percentage rental returns when I don't know what they will be?

I have signed up for a few coaching programs (semi scams) and did not see the results that were promised and I've read that this is the place to come to network and find answers and become educated.

Hello,I have a tenant family in a freestanding house in a semi-rural area.

The easiest thing to do is set up a semi annual inspection schedule of all your units and then coordinate the required repairs with your handyman to maximize his skills and minimize the number of trips.  

I currently own a townhouse in the SF Bay Area and I guess you could say I'm semi house hacking right now.

@traver Yeah I know what you mean as far as difficulty finding deals in SD: up until this spring, I spent at least a year (semi-actively) looking for a SFR to move to and rent out my condo, or use as a buy&hold while staying in the condo but couldn't find anything to make the numbers work.