These firms are recognized for their cost-effectiveness and dependability.

A history of past sales can indicate their effectiveness in the field.

At this point it seems like you should have simply terminated effective Jun or July 1 and started counting the days to when this was no longer a problem you had to deal with.

My insurance agent often does an adequate job.That sentance alone tells me I should shop around agents/providers, but what is the easiest/most effective way to do that?

If the rents end up being taxable in the organization, they'll actually be subject to maximum income tax rates very quickly - much faster than if you just did this personally.There are groups now starting with "socially responsible" investing - effectively a standard partnership/syndicate that is "investing for good" - that would likely be a better structure to avoid 501(c)(3) headaches in a for profit venture.  

@Gillian Thackray It's actually quite surprising the PM you use is not effective or perhaps not motivated to perform the leasing duties effectively but appear to be fairly competent with the day to day management services.

Some investors have reached out to me asking about STOA and possibly getting together to file a class action lawsuit against them.If you have been effected by STOA's recent changes, and are stuck with contracts that they backed out on, please contact me.

VAs are great and especially cost effective, but will take time to teach how to do the job correctly.

I am in five different tribes and we invest together which effectively lowers the minimum to get into a deal.  

This has the nasty effect of resetting your property valuation.