(The vendors give a quote, usually discounted for being a PM client and if I approve I pay amount, no extra fees/surcharges/etc.)For this I get GREAT and immediate service.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

Would have maybe taken a couple extra trips to look at the neighborhoods a little harder but I wouldn't have chosen a different market.

The first is  single story 3 bedroom 2 bath, the second is a two story 3 bedroom 2.5 half bath.3.) 

The Property Manager will take half the first months rent if not the whole first months rent.  

House hacking by purchasing a duplex, triplex, or single-family home with extra rooms can help you reduce or eliminate housing costs while building equity.

Some trash companies have a service for an extra charge where they will wheel it out to the curb, because handicapped and the elderly often can’t do it.

This is not the cheap markets but the higher cost markets.This year I added a half bathroom out of existing space in a very expensive area. 

So, the extra unit may cost you more then it brings if you cannot access equity or if the market discounts the property when you go to sell due to financing available.

Anyway, Peter is an authentic person that does care about his students and him and his team ensures that you make a good deal and not some half a%^ed one that puts your investors at risk.