I look for neighborhoods in these areas that have older style homes but with scattered higher price renovated homes.

Cleaned everything , sprayed inside and out, scattered bait outside....problem solved.2) we state in the description that our place is less than a mile from downtown, and an easy walk or Uber ride.

My initial thought was to start updating all new leases upon renewal, while this may be what I end up doing, all of my renewal dates are scattered far apart so I was hoping to get some advice on if there were any faster options to avoid waiting too long and causing reputation damage or lawyer issues in the long run where while I failed to do enough research I did not personally set these leases the way they are. 

So if you have a good PM in another city, stay there and don't scatter all over the map!

I agree with buying a larger multifamily or smaller properties all in around the same area rather than scatter them all over the country.

I don't think I'd want properties scattered around the US, but if it had the potential to make money sense I would be open to it.

My thought is did the power company put that pole in before the cut, or after.If it was after, perhaps the pole goes extra deep, down through the hilly area and below the ground level of the driveway.If it was before the cut, will a retaining wall be enough to hold back the leverage of a big storm, or will you have a downed pole and a bunch of scattered blocks.Leverage is a powerful thing.Cost to move the pole might be less than a wall, but you still have a septic tank in that hillside.If that starts to wash out, it will be unpleasant, but maybe you could move it somewhere else if that happens.Just my 2 cents. 

When I’m there, I see many different auctions scattered about. 

Properties are scattered around the USA so it doesnt seem to be that big a deal.

I fired an owner a couple years ago (for many reasons) that flipped out because the tenant had clothes scattered around the bedroom floor!