A good RE agent will have relationships with local contractors they can refer you to so you don't have to call random people then take a leap of faith that they are going to do good work on time and on budget.   

Quote from @Adam McLean: Hi there,Finally turning my 1930 east austin bungalow and primary residence into my first rental property.Any recommendations on how to set up bank accounts to deal with rent and security deposit?

That gives you a realistic number instead of a random percentage.For OpEx (repairs, maintenance, turnover), I usually model 8–12% of rents for older homes and 5–8% for newer ones.

But at the same time, being “on call” or chasing trades can be a headache.What if I were to create a service that ONLY handled landlord tasks — not rent collection, not tenant screening, not managing the whole property — just the annoying one-off things like:Coordinating with a plumber/electrician when something breaks.Doing move-in/move-out inspections with photos/video to document condition.Overseeing a turnover (cleaning, patch/paint, locks).Handling those random city compliance to-dos (smoke detectors, inspections).Basically: you keep control of your property and tenants, but you can call someone local to be your “boots on the ground” when you don’t want to drive across town or deal with contractors.My questions for you:If something like this existed in your city/town, would you use it?

If the resident won't help solve the problem, you need to start eviction on lease violation.

.: @Alexander C.If you don't already own a primary residence is it possible to house hack?

. - The exterior also had against the new tenants porch- 6 sandbags, with a winter sled, some random wire and plants growing in the sled with a kids bike leaning against it.

Residential assisted living is more like three businesses: the real estate side, the operations (care/staffing), and marketing (sourcing new residents).

The best advice we got was to use someone from our state of residence to write things up and do the planning. 

I might have tried it once or twice to ask about random questions but still would not know how to have it write a reply and then how to get it on to BP.. that takes some computere skills i dont have.I wouldn't worry too much about it.