I had two problem tenants back to back-one was a long term tenant and I don't know what happened with her (possibly drugs), the other covid hit and her and her husband split up and she got in with some troublemakers who she knew from high school. 

You're best bet is to call a few brokers local to the area and see what they can come up with.It's definitely going to be a surplus or excess carrier that will do it and the premiums will be high. 

With a manageable purchase price and the opportunity for high-impact renovations, it fit perfectly within our investment strategy, promising a solid return.

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

Water heater 3 years old.

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

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.

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.

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.

Put your best foot forward.For a water front house I always lead with the water.For you it could be the arcade room.