Real estate is so vast and encompasses many different strategies and techniques.  

The below is not all encompassing and as mentioned, a general guide to required escrows.

.), because the trim was in good shape, added some charm, and saved us quite a bit of money by keeping it.

Believe me - it works like a charm.

Don't be fooled by his charm and eloquent sales pitch. 

Old house with tremendous charm and up-side potential in a decent neighborhood - a good rental market.

Ideally having property management onsite at time of inspection, as well as bidding contractors (tough to schedule an all-encompassing/all-unit inspection for multiple dates).

These buildings, although extremely solid and very charming and unique, are usually frame/brick exterior with plaster lathe walls and rarely any insulation.

So I would pay someone that amount to do it, but it would be more than that in my are if I could even find someone to do it all.On charging tenants for anything except legally defined damages (not wear and tear), that can also be penny wise pound foolish as a legal fees and damages in a small claims could eclipse any savings.It is a good question, and you want to be efficient, but I would focus in keeping the tenant longer term (for fewer turnovers) to save money as that turn around fee, if it encompasses everything, may be reasonable.

I would love to have a section that tenants could access to do more then just pay but if there are solutions that don't encompass that, it isn't the end of the word.