Why would you literally wait until the last minute, when a flat tire or difficulty finding a parking space be the difference between keeping and losing your home?

So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

Many guests are fed up with all the chores AirBnb hosts require of them while charging cleaning fee. https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/checklist-fees-screens....

Screening is important.

Any rational landlord will double or triple their screening efforts because nobody wants to accidentally put a deadbeat in their property. 

**Tenant Screening**: The Section 8 program will cover a tenant's rent, but that doesn’t mean you should skip tenant screening.

A PMC is the ONLY one that will deal daily with your property.Here's some copy & paste advice on hwo to screen PMCs:Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Screening: Includes income verification and rental history verification.

Finding someone with the expertise to screen and place tenants properly is rare.

In the upper right hand corner of your screen is a bell.