Otherwise contract a service for the season that will automatically take care of for every snowfall.4) YES you need to heat them!

He bought the property pre COVID, so his cash flow is definitely going to be different than what mine will be.The question I'm wondering if its a good idea and if the numbers make sense.Purchase Price: $100,000Down payment: $20,000 (20%)Current cashflow: $900Property manager: $90 (10%)His expense for 12 months was only $1,430 (inspections, repairs, management, eviction services). 

Can we hear from individuals who have experienced sustained success buying section 8 rentals while relying on entirely 3rd party service providers? 

Yes use a servicer like FCI or Madison management or others.

A simple search on a service like Propstream will show you what properties have them. 

You can not charge anything extra for a service animal.

Vrbo has free price automation software.I use Excel for book keeping.I don't pay for any third party software, not really needed on 1 or 2 properties.I charge a little extra for cleaning fee than actual cleaning costs.

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

I represent a lot of buyers in Tampa, and some hire me for full service PM, limited service PM, and some self manage. 

Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, ESA's are a subset of service animal for the purposes of residential real estate.