In these pockets, an investor does not need to make a new construction nor fit multiple units to cover the mortgage of the property like you do in your neck of the woods (Fairmount/Brewerytown/Sharswood if I'm not mistaken) where the acquisition and rehab is so high that you need to make as many 1-2 bed units per property as possible.

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator.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?

Lena is a very common last name so I suggest you check your records because you're clearly mistaken. 

Like probate and divorce the data on these that is available tends to not be very good, though some vendors mistakenly still tout it as such.

I assumed you were paying credit card interest rates, so I was mistaken.

These loans do have higher down payment requirements and interest rates though, if I’m not mistaken.

They have very good google reviews, but “Specialized Property Management” (i.e. the parent company if I’m not mistaken) has very bad yelp reviews.

And the rate is probably the same, so it's a wash, unless your income last year was significantly less than your income this year.Some people mistakenly assume that depreciation recapture rate is 25%.

I am not familiar with an IRA so please correct me if I am mistaken.

But I was mistaken: the rents increased so much so I was able to rent them for $1,250/month.2.