You really to examine your options with everything and be very choosy who you let run it for you!!! 

I've got the idea to more positively incentivize my tenants to pay rent by the idea expressed in the following example:- If they pay any later than five days late, they pay base rent ($1,000) + fixed late fee (e.g., $150)- If pay on time without autopay, they pay base rent ($1,000) + "manual payment fee" (e.g., $25 or $50)- If they use autopay for timely payments, they pay just the base rent ($1,000)In the above example, you see that a discount of $25-50 was applied in the case that the tenant chooses to setup autopay to schedule on-time payments via a given PM software.Please let me know if any software comes to mind and also any feedback on the positive incentive idea.Thanks in advance!

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

In option 2, your costs are $25k higher.

As a medium-term rental, you'd be in better position to be connected with Insurance Company that way.  

Have any "students" or those saying positive things about the program closed any deals?

This deal doesn't meet the 2% or 50% rule of thumb, but it has positive cash flow and is in a growing market, according to the latest 2024 Top 100 data from BP. 

It's now converted into a cash-flow positive long-term rental.

Example; I am invested in a fund that does active option plays on Tesla.

Let me be clear - I do not condemn Trump's policies or necessarily know whether they will be positive in the long-term future or not for real estate investors.