We have used actuals and projections from air dna to come up with rent.

At REI Nation, the owner can hire our management company. 

I started with Podio (Premium) and already I am seeing it's limits without having to spend a lot of time customizing it or hiring someone to do it or even paying a monthly fee to some third party.

The cold air often runs out in the summer and the heat doesn't turn on in the winter.

Sounds like you're in the scale/harvesting time so I think you need to determine if this property is something you are happy with the cashflow it would produce as well as the time needed to manage it or hire a property manager, or is it time to take the equity and redeploy it into something more worthwhile like a higher cash flowing investment or creating higher equity in the home you buy down here.

We got started, but they hired an appraiser and charged me $750, while typically appraisal costs around $500.

Hey gang, I've been radio silent on the forums for years. I sat out the boom bust since 2008 and focused on returning to full health after a spine injury. Now I've got a property under contract:$78K purchase$35K in de...

I would consult several Attorneys and hire one to contest this.

Leasing is a specialized skill—PMs deal with this daily, making them far better equipped to handle applications, verify income, conduct background checks, and evaluate a tenant’s overall suitability.Protecting Your Investment:The cost of a bad tenant can be far greater than the cost of hiring a professional.

All my properties are paid off, I did try to go the rout of hiring a property manager (two actually) and it was sooo bad.