You can use a tool like AirDNA to get estimates of property performance in your specific market and with your typical size and configuration of home.

When I ask for clarification, I only get vague responses.I’d really like to hear if others have gone through similar experiences with AppFolio.

@James Hamling is mistaken as usual; but that's normally the case with him.Lol, yeah what do I know I only manage 1,500 odd SFR's. 

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!

I even do write ups on my blog where I share their performance and outline the challenges I faced with each one.Why do I do this?

But let’s go a later deeper - my down payment would come out of a well performing stock portfolio.

Now they wont let me ad a dialer on a monthly basis because i am still signed up as an annual subscription forcing me to pay for 11 more months even if i only need it for a month or two.   

.- PM is contractually obligated to perform annual maintenance/inspection to keep property in top shape. - PM provides a cash based accounting report every month, for every unit under management, that clearly labels all rent, all expenses, including management fees, and the net directly ties to the amount of money deposited into my bank account.- PM is a licensed handyman, or has them on staff, and takes care of most unit turn work at a reasonable rate. - PM has no breakup/termination fee- PM does not take project management fees, except on large or complicated CapEx projects exceeding $5,000. 

Hey @Sidney Duquette so I am not a fan of buying properties that can't perform with the hopes that it will build equity to offset the losses.