You want a service that provides a full credit report, full criminal, identity verification, etc.Then it would help if you had clear screening criteria.

On the gutter question, some vendors will include service annually or biannually with certain install packages, so that could be something to consider.

Although my cost of capital was cheap (2.5% 30yr fixed), the increased STR supply resulted in a more hands-on approach by me (better marketing, improving the quality of my check-in hose, services, etc) and this wasn't turning out to be as 'passive' as I would have liked (I've been managing my own LTRs for close to a decade, so perhaps I'm spoiled).

Along with property management this approach is widely used in industries including accounting, legal etc. where it’s common for the professional service providers to work with clients who are consistently adding new entities/properties to their portfolios.

Hell it could be as simple as parking, laundry and bathroom services for truckers with some self storage....  

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We don't provide tax services (just bookkeeping/CFO) but are huge fans of receipts in all circumstances just in case...

for buildings, you need the in-service date, right?

You request cheap, you get cheap service. 2.