network, meet people, go to meetups, take people out for coffee, and walk as many properties as you can. 

Bet they're making their car payments (walking sucks! 

At another property with just the sidewalk I let the tenants take care of it, but the liability of these steep stairs makes it too important for it to be haphazard or me having to scold them to shovel and salt the walk and steps.I know in snowy areas people with houses contract plowing for the winter at a flat rate.

I am glad I walked away.

That is like walking into the store to buy juice that is for sale for $5 and paying them $7 for it because you want to pay more than what the juice is worth.

When is the last time you did a walk-thru (highly recommend taking a video!)?

What we came up with was an infill product that matches what three story walk ups are in the multifamily market.

We usually redo the concrete walks or steps if they are old, graying and in need of repair.

If you can't find a good manager, walk away.

I do it myself and takes 20 to 30 minutes a month (did it yesterday for Dec), with about 7 of those minutes for 1 property in Blount County, TN which requires the form to be manually filled out, write a check, address an envelope, scan doc and check for my records and walk it to my mailbox.