.: Quote from @Chris Seveney: @James WiseI was sitting next to a doctor at a conference who did a private money loan and lost $$200k then he did a jv deal where he became co-owner of a LLC, gave a personal guarantee on the asset and put money in the deal to buy it but didn’t put a lien on property so partner went and leveraged the assets as well and ran off and dr had personal guarantee.They then bought a property and renovated half of it then decided to knock it down….I had a successful shoulder surgeon ask me to list his apartment building that was under-performing.

Many houses and duplexes that have been fully redone as well as some that are still owner occupied that will get redone when purchased.

Are there no actual owners on BP? 

Too many small business owners get caught up wanting to look the part and spend money on things that do nothing for creating profit.

So you as an owner, would you be willing to ask for less to have your property rented quicker and "lose" the extra $1200 or so per year or would you rather lose that $1200 per month because your property is sitting vacant.In regards to demand, Cleveland is one of the top Sec8 markets out there. 

I can give you dozens of examples of owners who believed they could care for their property better than a stranger.

I'm dealing with a 70-year-old owner who has spent decades spending every bit of her monthly cashflow.

Second since I am a property owner myself and also own a PM company I try to look at it from different angles.If the tenant wants things fixed it many times means that they plan to stay in the property and since they are picky they tend to take care of the home more.

Has the city issued the owner a citation that the unit needs to be decommissioned?

Pest control varies in each state,, but I would call other owners to see what they are doing.