You all went CHEAP and have hopefully learned a lesson:)

One of the reasons I asked the question is that it seems strange to me that a property management wouldn’t take anything upfront if they inherited a house that wasn’t ready for rent .Our property management also does the cleaning ( deep clean over 4 days was $1000 but they had to deal with some nasty pet hair , fleas etc)and that included some cover up paint etc .One lesson learned here is every contract with owner : property management varied greatly it seems from what is needed .But moving forward - I feel that $500 a month on a $2100 a month property is too high once it’s rented - unless endless problems persist of course ..thanks for your insight!

Lessons learned?

Newbie here - learned a very valuable lesson on my first property (actually a few, but that's another story).

Because it is the truth.Again, learning my lesson not to post on forums, because it can prove to be a waste of time because of each different persons receptive filters and life experience create a bias.Because of my willingness to be open on topics that are dear to me but if you don't know me you cannot easily believe, I get critical commentary leveled my way.Michelle

Lessons learned?

I'm not sure that the US has any lessons to give to the rest of the world when it comes to infrastructure when so much of its own is crumbling and has been for years, as acknowledged by the US government itself.

Lessons learned?

Just my two cents and lessons learned.

Expensive lesson learned but you will recover