Mine can set door codes, message (or call) guests, schedule cleaners, adjust the thermostat, monitor my cameras, & call a plumber just as easily as a local PM can, for 1% of the cost3) Hire good cleaners, a solid handyman & befriend some helpful neighbors.

Mindset You need to remember this is a business and that means setting up systems, sticking to a policy, outsource things you are not good at or have time for, and work ON your business, not in it.Getting a Property Rent Ready Only show the property after renovations, bad tenants are attracted to bad properties Take pictures of everything with a DSLR camera Set up I google voice so you can direct a call to a maintenance guy or someone else you designate5 Ways to Market the Unit Sign in the yard At a minimum, include rental price, security deposit amount, number of bedrooms, and your phone number.

.- 30 day min rentals (the deal breaker)- In person check-ins (additional expense or at minimum a time investment)- Noise monitoring devices required (a small expense, but this one I agree with)- Max heads in beds (although reasonable at 2 adults per room)- Posting a contact number in bold for the public to see (100% need to pay for cameras and an alarm if this one passes, that sign might as well read "rob this house").I'm all for regulation, I just hope they don't "government the crap outta this" and in an attempt to control isolated incidents, make a system overly complicated and expensive, therefore no longer profitable to the small guy.

You may have trouble in the courts if the tenant challenges the repair cost and the invoice is not itemized for the tenant damage portion.(2)  Pay a plumber to camera the drain from the "suspect's" unit down into the main. 

Maybe my hesitation is partly due to feeling lazy about moving, feeling settled in here (cameras, alarm system, patio furniture, etc.) and hesitation about the deal.

Install Video Cameras at your property.

A couple of the renters walk past my security camera each morning to catch mass transit 3 blocks away.

Wants to put a camera on her front porch.

And as for plumbing, these properties typically don’t have any utilities on, and we aren’t paying people to run a camera.

A week later, a contractor took a photo in a different part of the basement with their own camera with similar results.