Heating costs and interest rates dont help the numbers but demand is high and resale numbers have been impressive

The understanding you bring to each transaction, the ability to read between the lines, and the personal connections you forge are irreplaceable elements that complement the analytical power of AI. 

A newer investor should focus on acquiring property's with high leverage so that they can reap the rewards of appreciation and equity.

The way Prop. 33 is presented ("rent is too high") I could see people voting yes on it.

So - with something like that in place, I would tell you that a property manager is highly overrated (perhaps the better way of saying it is "over-paid") for the amount of work that is typically needed in a month.

I guess my problem with being too up front about seeing their place is that I don't feel like I'm in a position of power right now to decline people since it's hard enough to find people that I want to even get to that point in the application process in the first place, but I have to snap out of that mindset and have to instead come from a place where I make them believe that I have a lot of other applicants and that it's my standard policy and it's something they'll have to go through if they want my place.....ESPECIALLY if I decide to only take 1st & security from them rather than 1st/last/security.Thanks again!

In other words if you do the electrical or plumbing repair right the first time it’s highly unlikely you will need to repeat the same repair again in the future.

That said, utilities that aren't directly attributed to a unit can be a pain in the neck because everyone is sure that the other unit(s) are using more power than they are.

I believe they are expressing their displeasure with the fact that I have not accommodated some of their recent requests that went far beyond the scope of what is required (like insisting a licensed electrician switch out a smoke detector when we could do it ourselves) and I had to set some boundaries after years of high maintenance for them.

I haven't filed a claim all these years but insurance is for the what-if and to be used for the high-ticker items, but chances of damages exceeding the 5% is low.