We've taken over from several other property managers, and the bar is pretty low in my opinion.

If you're going to go whole hog with several dozen a year as a business, it would probably make sense to have your own brokerage. 

They actually tell criminals the property is vacant.Alarms only work if the police show up quickly, otherwise the thieves are already gone.Appears you have properties in Class C/D areas, there are several other options that we use to minimize breakins & squatters.

Per inspection the HVAC was from 2009. worried if the place is hiding a smell of some sort because there were several plug ins in the home as well.

All your first set of questions can be answered by looking online or calling several local competitors.Your accounting questions though, show such a lack of basic knowledge that you probably shouldn't be doing this until you have more experience.

I have not taken his training but have spoken with him several times about overall real estate investing and he is a realist and does not blow sunshine where you know some people blow it.

Lynchburg has been ranked as "College Town" and has several hospitals.

It went back to being full of garbage and of no use to anyone.I have done this for several other "groups" but it almost always ends up in the same spot because people start to dispute what is spam, what the rules are, and the trolls always say not that their posts are ok, but that they are technically allowed.So, I would be happy to help, but there are other consequences to me helping. :)

High pay enabled us to hold our team to higher standards, while also giving us the flexibility to make quick changes if needed (we have several cleaners eager to work with us).

I too am active duty and have utilized my VA several times to expand my portfolio as it is a great tool to use if you’re willing to live in the property for the required 12 months.