Marketing and Advertising: A property manager has the resources and knowledge to effectively market and advertise rental properties, attracting prospective tenants and reducing vacancy periods.In summary, hiring a property manager can streamline operations, enhance profitability, and provide peace of mind for you, allowing you to enjoy your investments rather than being bogged down by day-to-day management tasks.A property manager will give you more time to expand your investment portfolio. 

If you don't allow someone to access the property when they paid to do so, that sort of thing.Negligence is when you don't make a repair and someone is injured.

This would allow me to pull my money back out.

We are not allowed to say if there is an industry standard as this could be viewed as collusion.

We allow Tenant Portal (ACH), Direct Deposit to our bank, Venmo, Strip (credit & debit cards) and old-fashioned mailing of checks. 

Judicial foreclosure requires a petition to the courts, and a court trial ending in an order by the presiding judge allowing a foreclosure auction to take place.  

Lending can allow you to be more diversified and since it is short term, avoid getting caught in large downturns in the marketplace.

Check your state laws to see what is allowed and use a state-specific lease.

If you don't have the cash and have no way to get it quickly I'd focus on sorting out a payment plan with HUD, if they allow that.

I was worried about it, but so far no damage or stains and we allow dogs.