If any of the mechanicals look long in the tooth, replace with new. 

If you decide to work at all with a property manager, look over the contract with a fine toothed comb to ensure you understand all the ways that they are getting paid and any protections it provides you. 

You can have higher standards, you also have market influences to deal with and your standards must be consistent and fair.There are really good Sec 8 and PHA tenants, not all are down and out trouble makers, that is where your experience and knowledge come into play, nothing says you must accept a Sec 8 tenant, it says they get the same chance to lease as everyone else....and that is if your property meets requirements too. The

I know there are great managers on this forum, but if you do go with a manager, really go over the contract with a fine tooth comb and if something doesn't sound right or fair, just say no. 

Poor people can prioritize, too.  The

Although a popcorn ceiling would catch my attention and I wouldn't like that.The walls in here are painted a semi-gloss which I really like, too.  The

My roofer took a look and told me it needed a roof, so we got that done, too.  The

If DOMs are going up, that’s bad too. The

You'd have to add this into the equation to see if you could profit from installing solar.As far as including electricity - I vote no on this one, too.  The

I'm in Portlamd too. The