Plus it better ties investment performance throughout the organization from property porter up to CEO.To your point, there are some vertically integrated operators that charge above market fees for their internal operations.  

@Jason Guenthersomething that has gotten overlooked / suppressed / swept aside recently is this: unless you are executing some high risk, niche strategy - a top performing STR, an insane sub to - there is no cash flow in traditional, vanilla long term rentals in the first few years. 

The owner I know uses a local handyman service they've built a relationship with to handle one-off issues that come up and perform regular maintenance, and it sounds like you've already got cleaning locked down. 

People assumed California would be the worst-performing state because the baseline level of affordability was so low.

Did you know Odessa has been one of the top-performing rental markets in the U.S. for mid-sized cities due to its oil industry?

Single boiler serving a duplex- landlord paid water / natural gas because there's no way to split it accurately. 

About as accurate as CarFax.  

Like the say with the stock market, the best performing stock portfolio is that of a dead person.

OKC is performing a lot better. 

To get accurate information on renting by the room, check with a local investor-friendly real estate agent.