Also your ceiling for increasing rents goes up because you have more units that you can bump rents on.

Must have bumped your head when you fell off the turnip truck.

Hard-hat is optional, but if you're anywhere you can bump your head or have something fall on you - get at least a baseball cap - bump hat ($18).

If you rentals/properties bump up in the next few years I would take to that person about actually joining your team as your sole handyman for everything, then pay them a salary with you paying upfront for all the materials instead of it coming out of their pocket prior to getting paid back.

Wondering if we should learn the bumps in the road now and try to self manage with some recommended tools or to put our property in the hands of a Vacasa/Evolve/Awning type company or maybe a professional local outfit?

No way cap/ex/vacancy/reserves on a duplex is only $200 a month id bump that up significantly but nice if its working.

Milken Institute's 2024 TPC report came out and Wenatchee bumped up from rank 13 to 8 with a primary driving factor of broadening high speed internet to larger customer base at lower rates.

Turnover costs $$$...sometimes a lot of $$....and can eat that bump in rent for a LONG time. 

If something in the NW falls into my lap I would look at it. thank you for the update hope U did not hit any of those pesky speed bumps :)

What you need to do is start using the DSCR loan and all of those headaches and bumps in the road will go away for a slight premium in interest rate .