On the bright side, you kept your integrity and made a genuine effort—something they sadly missed out on appreciating.

You’re spot-on about the "missing middle."

Some people make 4x the rent but squander their income on eating out, drinking, car payments, etc.

I’ve just heard horror stories from landlords and I’m looking for suggestions on how to best vet tenants - Good credit, no missed rental payments in last 5 years, etc.

This could be your last opportunity to join at this special rate—don’t miss out and kick off 2025 the right way!

The PM vets I know will all confirm that you lose much less by lowering your rate of (monthly) rent than by missing an entire month of income! 

- You or the PMC can get 3 bids, but who is going to know how to accurately compare them and understand if something is missing - that will require more work+charges once the project has started (a standard tactic by many contractors!)?

Separate accounts per property incurs a lot of overhead, such as minimum balances or fees for missing the minimum.I use separate accounts for each tenant's security deposits.

Can someone illustrate what I'm missing?

They would miss out on seeing a big percentage of the houses on the market.