I drew up the contract myself and had my attorney review.

Quote from @Drew Sygit: The problem is most DIY landlords look for free options - then complain the software doesn't do what they want it to!

He had a white board on which he drew little stick men, little houses, and dollar signs.

Not sure when they actually drew it out. 

He drew my lease up a couple of years ago.

-Drew

Originally posted by @Drew Denham:Quoted $5400 for everything in Michigan...

Quote from @Drew Sygit: @Ryan FentonIn our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING. our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.

@Drew Castleberry thank you.

(Very important to creating another revenue stream to help pay down the debt.)None of them deliberately drew residents from the local area.All of the marketing was aimed at promoting a lifestyle rather than the cheaper price of homes.All of the communities were planned for 600+ sites. ( I sold some communities before we reached that number.)All of the financing of the homes was through a captive finance company which captured another income stream.All of the money to finance the development came from a general partnership rather than institutional lenders which allowed us to do things better because of a lack of demands an institution might have made.The three communities in Florida were retirement communities that were direct marketed to snowbirds in the upper midwest during December, January, February, and March.