I used it to list my properties, screen tenants, manage payments, send notifications, manage maintenance.

It’s good to budget for unforeseen expenses.Regarding PMI, it’s worth discussing directly with your loan servicer since many lenders require holding the property for a period or reaching specific equity thresholds before removal.If market rents are $2,200–$2,500, hiring a property manager could help you optimize rent while taking the burden of tenant screening off your plate.

Blood gets thick and the worst part is 10 years later there are new voices in their ears, telling them all kind of crap and filling it with all kinds of ideas. 

No offense, but hire a PMC because:1) You hate the process of placing tenants.2) You didn't do a very good job of screening the current ones.Sometimes we have to get out of our own way to find success!

I think it is good screening, luck, and that my tenants believe what I tell them.Do not reward tenant bad behavior! 

With proper tenant screening and systems in place you can absolutely be a successful landlord.

But we invested several years of blood sweat and tears to get things stabilized and learn the space before we turned them over to property managers. 

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?

I'm looking to switch from cozy mostly to combine tenant screening, marketing and rent payments.

Use the top three or four discriminators so applicants can screen themselves.Then you need to have clear screening criteria yourself.