I hit up a local wine distributor and pickup wine boxes (wooden ones) they give away to anyone who wants them.

Now to provide extra comfort and convenience to our buyers (who are mostly out of state) we agree to help them out by getting them set up with local property management that we work with closely as well as assisting management market the property for rent to place tenants.

Are you looking to invest locally there?

Our pet deposit is non-refundable which is what I generally would recommend (assuming your state and local laws allow that).

I would think that a property manager would be able to assess your specific unit, be able to determine what market rate is for the local area and the quality of the unit, what the market rate rate is for your specific unit, to suggest what your unit could rent for based on some improvements and have a sense of what rent increase would be tolerable by the tenants. 

Try some local small banks or look in the tools on BP

Sounds like the house is not local to you, OP.

Networking with other local investors or joining a real estate meetup can also help you find great lenders, property managers, and contractors.

Nonetheless, If you’re short on time, hiring a local attorney who focuses on evictions is definitely a good idea, as the process can be quite tedious.

In 2022 the rents increased 12.1% year over year which was the 3rd highest in the entire country per https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/02/14/cleveland-rent-prices.