I’m moving out of the house soon and will be living rent-free with my wife at my parents' place in the Bay Area due to some recent life changes.Here’s a breakdown of my situation:Location: Sacramento, CA (4 bed, 2 bath, recently renovated)Current mortgage payment: $3,940/month (including escrow)Mortgage balance: $475,000Current home value: $515,000 - $535,000 (based on comps)Rental estimate: Property management companies are quoting $2,600/month (with fridge/washer/dryer included), but some websites suggest it could go for up to $3,000/month.Planned budget:$540/month for capital expenditures and maintenance$100/month for lawn careTenant to cover utilities (gas, electricity, water)7.5% vacancy rateWe bought the house thinking it would be our forever home, but with our current situation, I’m trying to figure out the best long-term plan.

Sometimes speaking with a manager or customer service supervisor can speed up the process.

I can estimate most of the cost, taxes, insurance, utilities, PM fees, and such and I know that should be provided in the expenses but when it comes to the actual maintenance of the property, what strategy do you normally use?

Hi, we have a second home in Oregon that we only utilize every other weekend. 

Listing, optimizing, customer relations, cleaning and a whole lot of other stuff are involved. i would like to connect with you to see how I can be of assistance to you.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that fast, quality maintenance and good communication are by far the best forms of customer service a property manager can provide.

They work for the builder, that is there client, you are NOT there client, you are there customer, and as there customer you get the MINIMUM as is required by law, the absolute minimum.

Customer service is super easy to get in contact with.

Has anyone utilized this strategy for a longer term and have any feedback? 

Primary house purchased cash $965000Spent $75,000 updating/remodelingOther holding expenses to date: $12,600 (annual taxes and utilities for two years)Home now appraised at $1,325,000.00 We are considering selling our primary house, finding another primary that we can live and flip again over two years.