One approach you might consider is to bring on an in house property management platform such as buildium for the operations of what a PM does and look to hire a part time or full time maintenance person that can address routine maintenance,show properties, coordinate with other contractors for other work beyond their capability and prepare units when their is turnover for new tenants.

You need to know which; what that "cost" is to you; and typical current average costs for routine items such as changing a water heater, toilet, or faucet; basic drain stoppage clearing; replacing a ceiling fixture or ceiling fan; repairing typical windows/screens; appliance service call charge (just to show up, this would be plus actual repair cost), etc.

We are having cosmetic turns (paint and carpet) being routinely done in a week.  

Universities such as MIT, Harvard, Tufts, etc. and Hospitals such as MGH, Beth Israel etc. make this market incredibly stable for landlords with high end tenant turnover and cash flow becoming routine.

This is why apartment building’s in the city routinely trade for above 17 GRM before covid and around 15 GRM now on average with mixed use even lower due to the shutdown of the city. 

Most investor friendly title companies or closing agents who routinely perform wholesale transactions will either BE a real estate attorney or will be able to refer you to one that can get you set up with whatever documents/advice you may need.

Do you meet with us routinely to be proactive and do planning?

In my opinion you cannot file ejectment if you cannot serve the lawsuit papers on the defendant(s).Other attorneys do this routinely, and ask the court to grant service by publication.Again, in my opinion (and others may disagree with me) the only time you are allowed to get service by publication under Rule 4.3, Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure (reprinted below.)Ejectment is not a claim that is historically equitable.

I try to make it clear via the lease that very simple and routine maintenance issues are up to the tenant to take care of.

Even with the lowest inventory our area has ever seen.It’s arguably the perfect starter market to get your feet under you with solid routine deals and figure out your favorite strategy.