I would leave it up to the tenant to determine if some junky, Chinese Christmas presents and visiting family that can't remember your kids' names or ages is worth the fees.

Sacramento might be emerging in some cool ways- It's close(ish) to Portland, where I am as well, and has a great culture with reasonable prices.

I have found alot of the VAs are doing it for the lifestyle, where although I have issues with English to some degree it's mostly cultural terminology that is the obstacle but I have people working extra hard to feed their family.  

It's hard to change a business's culture.

Born and raised in Chitown.I love the culture and the food, especially deep dish pizza (Lou Malnati's and Gino's ftw!)

I'll do a few strategic things like convert a useless dining room into an extra bedroom, put el cheapo Chinese granite counter tops on crappy cabinets and paint them just to make them look good, replace the toilet, add some updated fixtures then, put some lipstick (paint) on that pig and sell it for almost top dollar. 

Hi Nick, I work with Keller Williams Preferred and their culture is amazing.

And lastly but not least, company culture.  

I wonder if that is because of a cultural difference or that I just got lucky.Thanks everyone for your replies.Meanwhile, if there's anyone in Atlanta or Marietta / Cobb County area who can recommend a contractor or would like to partner, let me know.

They were drawn there by the same package of amenities that the artists appreciated: proximity to San Francisco, and proximity to downtown restaurants and culture.