Failing that, I (as the landlord) would do it myself or pay to have it done. 

What you fail to realize is some people would rather invest differently.

If they fail it is often the coldest night of the year waking up the devil and pay double time for the inconvenience.

We've paid a lot of money for painting on high end houses, and it never fails there's always one wall that will have a patch that just looks rough.

If you self manage, failed to shovel snow, someone slips and falls, it's YOUR fault, not the LLC's fault.To top it off, he was sued for $3 million, and the insurance only covered the S Corp for one million, and ironically not him personally.

If Tenant fails to procure the required insurance, allows such insurance to be cancelled or to lapse, or fails to timely provide the required certificates of insurance, the same shall be a Default of this Lease.What should be the amount?

This house was under contract once; however, after the inspection, the deal failed.

Tenant Improvement Allowance (TIA) which can be $10-$30/foot upon signing a lease, brokers fees another 6%, a failed business goes bankrupt and leaves you vacant and after 6 months you find a tenant but guess what, there's more TIA and more brokers fees.I kind of see commercial properties as a giant furnace of money.

And those 3 rental properties , one is doing fine , the second one the septic failed and you need a advanced system for $20K and the last rental the tenants didnt pay and you have to evict and repair $ 10k of damage ,Now , you were saying something about paying yourself ?  

There are plenty of brokers and plenty of ways to do things, you have to find what works for you.In my opinion there are 4 main ways to make it past the 80% + fail out rate:1) Pay huge amounts of money in marketing to pull in leads, buyers and sellers.2) Spend 17 hours (no kidding) a day calling, talking, asking, networking with people to get leads3) Ride the coattails of someone who is the "rainmaker" bringing you clients.