I like the big-names but I think I most prefer people who are somewhere in the middle of the spectrum.

Make your plan, map it out, understand the financial impact that some vacancy, turnover and unit refurb costs will have on your cashflow and decide the pace that's right for you.With a staged plan to raise rents slowly or force some turnover by not renewing existing leases, I'm sure you can get the rents up to market within six months to a year.Good luck!

I don't offer late checkout often as I have already scheduled the cleaners to start at checkout time.I have told cleaners to feel free to pull into drive way at checkout time to motivate someone who is running late to pick up the pace.

I closed on this house the middle of February.

But in the middle of all of the bad apples there are some legitimate and honest wholesalers out there.Good luck brother :)

There's some decent condo communities in middle-upper class areas that you can get in the $130-160 range..  

Also, please do not speculate that prices will continue upward at this pace.

Just wish there was someone who could take calls for me in the middle of the night, when I'm traveling, etc. 

You can either enforce your lease or let the tenant know that you wont enforce your rules and hope for the best when they break other provisions in the lease....your choice.The middle ground is to let the tenant know that she is in violation of the lease and this is grounds for eviction if the issue is not corrected..... you will not enforce that provision if he goes through the standard tenant screen and is placed on the lease.These are small issues and not worth making a huge issue out of, BUT they set the precedent on how tough you run your properties....are you a pushover or are you someone to not try and take advantage of..... how you approach this situation may have future impact on other things that come up.If this is a good tenant, in a nice property and there aren't any issues, I wouldn't make a big deal out of it, but I would not just ignore the fact that she is breaking a provision in the lease...that gives them the impression that they can do whatever they want

They came in and determined that the piers had to be raised and when they began raising, a crack in the concrete in the middle of the house gave in and the foundation company said that they cannot raise the piers anymore.Upon further investigation, we came to know that the previous contractor never mentioned that the concrete slab didnt have a post tension cable or rebar.