Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – and they often select the first PMC they call!

Handle Legalities:Make sure you have all the permits required for the task you intend to perform.

Transaction volumes will continue to be slowed, but homes that are priced in the $160,000-$250,000 range continue to perform best right now for resale.

The return on equity is probably very low considering they are paid off so maybe explore refinancing or selling the lowest performing one(s) or your biggest headaches to reinvest in more lucrative deals.I noticed you also used a metric of number of rentals to attain your goal rather than $$$/month.

Always perform thorough market research and verify the numbers on any property you consider.

If those earnings didn't stay the same or increase, that could leave the lenders with folks that go bankrupt trying to pay for a property they can't make perform like you did.

My Glendale house still performs well, but it just seems to have a bit more on the member management side than the rest due to the members I have been exposed to. 

There is certainly a strong correlation to credit score and tenant performance.

If you are interested I could get you detailed information on where STR's perform best within the country.

If this fails, then perform a land trust strategy.