I can't say whether or not hiring a property manager would be better for you - not sure where you live and if you have the ability to find maintenance/repair people in OK easily or not. 

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

i suspect you'll say "too expensive," but out of state comes with challenges too, and getting crushed by deferred maintenance and overpriced contractors is actually very expensive.memphis in particular - to be successful there, you'll need a team and a strategy, not just interest solely because it's "cheap" to buy there. 

I have to find out with inspector(s) anything else but I was told there is no deferred maintenance and 6 of the 8 units have been remodeled.

Any agent who has worked with investors or owned their own rentals would have a good idea of the costs of maintenance and repair.

Hello all,I'm seeking advice on achieving a higher ROI in real estate investments beyond the 1% rule and maintaining around 35% of monthly operational expenses (including Cap-ex, maintenance, property tax, and vacancy).To the best of my knowledge and abilities, the 1% rule with 35% operational expenses seems to be the best I can achieve today.

There is some deferred maintenance tenant want me to take care of in the bathroom and kitchen in a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom house. 

Maintenance costs. $225/month seems dramatically low.

I am not beeping harsh as she requested additional eyes which was good and she was receptive to inputs… I consulted on one today that had 95% LTV OO but no PMI, 2% vacancy as self managed including delinquent rent and tenant turnover, a maintenance/cap ex that was based on percentage but was a quad and her allocation was ~50% of my estimate, and no PM even though she intends to move away in a year or so. 

Take your monthly rental income and then subtract ALL your monthly expenses: Mortgage, Interest, Taxes, Insurance, Property management, utilities, vacancy factor, maintenance/repairs, etc...