On those occasions where it was clear the property manager was paying way too much, I found my own contractor and put them in touch with my property manager to coordinate repairs - Have I cultivated the right clients? 

Yes on occasion you have to replace them (we just did a brand new stackable in a house that can only have stackables) but Lowes has 5 year full parts/labor extended warranties you can throw on the units for cheap - on the stackable I just did it added $125 per unit to the cost, which is $25 per year.

Formal and informal living and dining giving flexibility for any occasion.

When I was in CA full-time, it was great having people down in FL who could check out my properties on occasion, grab the mail if it was getting too full, pick up trash/debris in the yard, etc.

Separate entrances/garages from the front.The bonus here is if I could also book the studio on occasion and when both book concurrently, I would travel and stay elsewhere. 

I use that occasion to also do a quick inspection in the house.Don't risk it for a couple of hundred bucks or if you are close by, doing it yourself. 

We had to deal with theft on numerous occasions, there were contractors that left us high and dry with our cash, and there were a couple of instances where gun crime became a serious concern.

I know I've frustrated my accountant on more than one occasion by showing more income than he wanted me to, but I had to keep my lender happy too.  

We have to go through applications, deal with phone calls from prospects; make sure the new unit is ready to rent, etc... but really it is a couple of day's worth of 'real work' when that occasion arises.  

I think their response can be very telling.Also, most people don't actually read the paperwork - the PPM is long and full of legalese, but it outlines all aspects of the deal - including what happens if something goes wrong, on what occasions passive investors have voting rights, and how to remove a general partnership team that is not performing.