You want to be able to select who rents your house and how do you know the person they sublet to will pay the rent and take care of the place?

That's sort of funny, sort of a red flag for me. 

I agree that the sphere of influence created by going through the degree process and meeting all sorts of folks related to it could be huge for opening doors that may or may not be missed without it.

Selecting the right lender, this can get done in about 6-8 weeks, if not earlier. 

My suggestion would be to select someone with the most forum posts or most reviews.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Another unfortunate situation with a lot of these sorts of tenants is that they are "judgment proof", meaning, even if you were to sue them for damages, they do not make sufficient income or have sufficient assets to collect on your judgment.

And even if it were stunning newer granite of quartzite, removing installed granite is difficult and usually will crack as it is glued down with some sort of caulk.

My two cents: try to select a strategy that works best for your skill set, market, and risk tolerance.

I use this to sort of "sell the area".