If they failed to perform, you should have been able to terminate early and/or end your contract without penalty.

Tell her George at Illinois REIA recommended her.That being said perform your due diligence.

Once you have a market chosen I'd connect with a realtor/wholesalers in that market through BP or Facebook groups to get a first hand view from them on how their market is performing.

So if I am looking at an asset as a 10 year play - I look more at the location, schools and how has this market performed in the past excluding covid and 2008 which were extenuating circumstances.Reality is right now shorter term plays do not work based on numbers and cost of financing - we went through this same thing in 2001-2004ish timeframe where properties would appreciate 2-3% per year and after buying costs and closing costs - you were not making money on assets unless you performed the labor or found a really good deal.this is how real estate "typically" is - which is why everyone always says location location location - because after a decent holding period, you will win.

Point is, there is a new bar being set and if your not operating up to it, we are going to make your listing look like crap and perform like crap because were putting this out to the potential tenants and who'd you pursue and choose?

For higher-end properties in Cincinnati, everyone seems to claim they can handle it, but then there are performance issues. 

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. 

As it's been non performing.

These will give you a clear picture of the property's current performance and potential.

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