I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

I'll bet the whole town is breathing the stuff.

Toledo is notorious for bad operators and poor quality of workmanship in many industries.Wishing you much success 🙏🏻 

They complain of feeling like a number, lack of transparency, poor quality control, and more.Find a mid sized local company. 

That’s the best bet.

I bet the house we are looking at would be similar to the 30 year smoker's house.

So I got a tenant application who has a credit score of about 520 and same for spouse. No debts and almost nothing on credit report. It's almost blank. With a few inquiries from auto dealers. they shared 3 months bank...

We try to do them 60-90 days BEFORE lease renewal, so we don't renew a tenant taking poor care of a property.Appears your tenants will be challenging your keeping of their SD.

Name brands with solid balance sheets are generally a better bet, still one can't forget the big fall too, so diligence is just as key with big names and cut them zero slack.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!