Hey @Ashley Kroft I love using Pricelabs feature of creating a comp set because you can really drill down to the finer details of what others are doing in the market, in your specific area.

Flat rate vet's the snot out of people to assure QUALITY.

The last thing you want it to trigger income taxes from accidentally cashing out.  

Most PM software allows late fees to be charged.Ours allows us to absorb the cost of tenants paying electronically thru the software - it usually wants to charge tenants, but we want them to pay electronically.We manually charge tenants a Processing Fee for mailing in their rent, a slightly lower Processing Fee for depositing to our bank.Your success will depend on the Class of your tenants.

What out of state areas have you considered?

I asked if there was anything else we could try, he got very angry and demanded I pay him in full.

Consider starting small by house hacking a single-family home, renting out rooms, or adding an ADU if possible.

Quote from @Christin Dorfling: Im North of Phoenix South of Flagstaff.

I’m looking to invest out of my home state, Texas, and have narrowed it down to 3 markets.

If a tenant causes a claim, why should the landlord's insurance pay - possibly resulting in an increase in premium or even a cancellation of the policy?