Some of the companies have maintenance people on staff but most do not. 

Not only is this great for our owners, but it helps me know who is and isn't doing their job and nip it in the bud, or give kudos to those deserving staff

Regardless if he rents out rooms to staff or family etc it will be on him.

These 2 bureaus claim that they do not have enough staff to handle the requests.

If the broker that provides the cap rate is qualified and impartial then this is the worth of the property regardless of lofty expectations.  

The number of units would not be the driving factor as you can always hire your own staff to manage the property.Having the right software is important in either case. 

Cost, communication, size of staff. 

Try this shortened version of the article: MULTIFAMILY RENTS END YEAR WITH ANOTHER DECLINEHOME INDUSTRY NEWSBy RISMedia Staff January 12, 2024 Reading Time: 1 min readAccording to the latest Yardi® Matrix National Multifamily Report, 2023 ended without another upswing in the multifamily rental market; in fact, December was the fifth month of declines in a row.The average U.S. asking rent was $1,709 in December (a $4 decline), with year-over-year growth at 0.3%.

I am great at finding the deals (I own an SEO and marketing agency and have a cold calling staff), so I just need the $$$.

The staff is good with helping if you talk with them in person and understand that they are very busy and need 10 to 20 more enforcement inspectors.