I work for a property management company in Indianapolis, and in our practice, we only charge a monthly management fee when rent is being collected.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Anyone reading this thread should make it a point to read your state's real estate contract practice book or at minimum pull a list of all C.A.R. forms from the internet and read the title of each form and pick a few to read line by line to begin understanding the contract language. 

Yes, this is quite a common practice for professional PM companies.

It seems very useful, practical and resourceful.

For my thesis, I'm conducting research into the practices and motivations of small landlords in Ontario to explore how various social and economic factors influence their business strategies, day-to-day property maintenance, and tenant interactions.Could anyone refer me to someone who might be interested in participating?

The problem is a gun just like any external weapon can give the person carrying it the false sense of superiority.It amazes how many people practice with a gun yet a gun is not allowed in a ton of places nationally.

Next let’s talk about their shady business practices.

Is there a best-practice on how to do this or can you share pointers from experience?

Very practical.