Being a newbie here, I'm looking for your vetted referrals in the following areas:- Carpet - Appliances (fridge, washer/dryer)- Landscaping Maintenance- Delivery handlers or valet service- LVP flooringWe would really appreciate your knowledge and suggestions!

He was talking condos, but for some fun, out of the box thinking to get your juices going - I would totally take your budget and get as many mid-century bungalows in Burbank between Magnolia and the Chandler Bike path that haven't been remuddled, with the original wood floor under carpet. 

If you really mean that all 4 of you are on title and mortgages for both properties, then you may want to look into methods to clean up title, if you desire to separate from each other. 

I also jJust ran a report for "total rent" (w/o cleaning fees & taxes) and while the 1st QTR(Jan-Mar) trailed lower, all my Smokies properties exceeded last April's total rent except one was lower by $98. 

Just signed a lease with college students.Pro: higher rent, probably no evictionCon: dirty, messI cleaned up a house my friend rented to 4 students.

She owes $119k on it, so if she sells it to whomever has offered to buy it for $120k the mortgage will be wiped clean but so will all of her equity.

I have been a landlord and investor for over a decade AND also work as a senior/regional property manager so I feel like I see both sides and have some good insight on this- manage yourself if you have the time and fortitude to do so, you will make mistakes but it will pay off, get a real estate license (not hard to do plus you can sell and buy properties and get commission) and know the laws, be willing to do the research, NO ONE IS GOING CARE AS MUCH ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY AS YOU- that being said, not everyone wants to has the time ect or headache or likes asking for rent…FIND A MANAGER THAT ALSO IS A LANDLORD INVESTOR, I can’t tell you how many property managers I’ve tried training and that failed at our company because they just don’t get it from an owner or investor side, like “no tenant we aren’t going to come replace your stove again, no we aren’t going to clean your bathroom cause you didn’t , ability to analyze when to do maintenance and not, ability to explain to tenant owners POV, I tell every owner I am not telling you anything I haven’t done or I’d do my self, a lot of property managers are blue colar type workers and have never invested in their life and just done get it, 4 out of 5 property managers fail at my company because of this especially for single family homes, find a PM with speciality in SFH for your area, for example, a PM in Birmingham MI (upscale area) will fail in Detroit or lower end markets (but that’s were the best ROIs are)

I Honestly love the passion Scott Trench has lately with calling out the BS in these posts along with others, but the real question we should ask ourselves is, how can we assist in trying to clean some of this up?

The ducts/vents of the house were cleaned not to long ago and the tenant wont let the PM have more testing done or mitigation. 

I would under-react about the house cleaning as they will be quick to retort that they are in the process of moving - just state that it would be helpful to have the apartment "show well" so you can get this part of the process over with and both you and they can return to preparing for the transition.