Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

Investing in these areas comes with multiple tax benefits such as Tax-free growth, Tax payment deferral and Tax discount for long-term commitment.Strategic Repairs and MaintenanceStrategic planning of repairs and maintenance may not have as significant of an impact as a cost segregation study, it can still be meaningful and even more immediate.

You can expect a maintenance call in the very near future.

Factor in ALL expenses like property taxes, insurance, repairs, maintenance, vacancy rates, and potential property management fees.2.

I want accounting, maintenance tracking and anything else that helps me manage the flow of my business. 

No I have not been in person, and what you are describing is exactly what I'm worried about.I will say that I do have a contractor who I trust to do an honest thorough inspection (I requested several references who all gave positive feedback, and the one property I did ask him to inspect he found a major structural issue and immediately told me not to considering buying it).It seems like when most people run into trouble its because their estimates of vacancy, maintenance, capex were all too optimistic.

I do like the rent to own model he speaks of in which the tenant assumes responsibility for the maintenance

You will also want to draft a comprehensive lease agreement that outlines terms such as rent amount, due dates, security deposit, maintenance responsibilities, and any house rules.

This is a company that will perform scheduled inspections of your rental property to identify deferred maintenance needs, dubious tenant activities (say, illegal pets, bad housekeeping, failure to change HVAC filters etc). 

I have learned to get a cheap maintenance person and have them buy the good chemicals from A1 Able and spray it for you.