Because depending on your waterworks and the amount of testosterone imparted to you in the first nine months, you as a manly man should have been imbued with the knowledge of how to work with electrical, plumbing, and HVAC in light-frame construction as part of your stock of native wit during pregnancy, and come out of the womb with your fingers itching to curl around a hammer...There is a lot of cult-of-manhood BS around residential renovation in the USA that you have to cut through in any sort of discussion about home improvement.

We have one RMPC in market, which is a candidate for the certification, and I would recommend locals to reach out to him...good guy, sharp...just not in my sub-market yet.  

One important factor–aside from Austin’s outdated development code–is the recent sharp rise in mortgage rates.

You'll need to screen plenty of contractors (kind of like tenants), and once you get in business with them need to keep a sharp eye on them.

While most software is in Bangalore and extremely sharp group of people around Boston. 

=========If they are seeing these guys (pic below), they are not rats, they are possums.They sleep in the trees and will go under houses to eat their favorite food--cockroaches (or cat food if they can find it).They roll up in a ball and play dead sometimes...but have sharp teeth, and are not a pet--just a part of San Antonio wildlife like a squirrel or the birds.The cats leave them alone and will share food with them.I've not known of any who burrowed into a house like a rat to get food--they eat bugs..Good Luck!

It can't be in contact with any sharp edges, but there's nothing prohibiting it from touching a pipe. 

We have a mortgage broker in house that is incredibly sharp and should be able to help with this. 

Hey @Kusum Chanrai, I'd highly recommend @Harrison Sharp if you need help in the Dallas market.

From the research I've done, they seem sharp, but this is their fee structure:10% Management fee50% Marketing fee (to find new tenants)20% Lease Renewal Fee (for each tenant each year)These fees seem outrageous to me, but this is my first time working with PM's.