Quote from @Michael Smythe: Besides MANY self-labeled "gurus" exaggerating their success, many of them just supply readily available info.If you're too busy to find the info and are willing to pay for it, no problem as you accept their time vs money solution.REGARDING S8 GURU ISSUES SPECIFICALLYMost of them don't share all the facts about how Section 8 actually works.They claim you can get HIGHER rent from S8 tenants vs private-paying tenants.Why would the government allow our tax dollars to be spent this way?

Most will be happy to accept the check and deposit them for you.

Pleased to accept the recommendations of those more experienced than I and I thank you for your advice!

Because only motivated sellers are willing to accept an offer below market value.

Get a quote from them or get the fire marshall and the electrician at to the home together and walkthrough what they want to do and have fire marshall review to see if that appears acceptable to them.

I realize this could have been bad luck (for the PM company) but while they accepted responsibility, they didn't, for example, reimburse the cleaning costs.

I made a low offer and it was accepted.

I have an accepted offer on a luxury cabin in the sierras.  

A shower is generally acceptable as long as it meets building code requirements for plumbing and drainage.

Would you accept a tenant telling you they were going to change how much rent they were going to pay, despite what their lease contract stated?