Maintenance at at PM company or one of the big hedge owners like AH4R, leasing at apartment complex will teach you a lot about applications, fraud, leases, collections, evictions. 

@Tammy Elias The lease is tied to the property, not the management company.

I own a mortgage company now that does both residential and commercial finance, but I spent years as a commercial banker with both big banks (First Union/Wachovia) and 2 community banks.

Plus, with how much appreciation is coming to Columbus Ohio, that house will easily 2x or 3x over the next few years from all the population/job/companies developing here.Plus, Anduril just announced another 4k jobs and over 1B+ in development in Columbus Ohio along with all the companies already developing here (Intel, Google, Amazon, FB, Nationwide Childrens, etc)

The company cries the blues about having to inject money into maintaining the trees so they can make a profit.

If you decide to sell one of your houses, it could be an excellent opportunity for an investor looking to capitalize on the strong demand for student housing in the College Station/Bryan area.As a real estate investor, realtor, and owner of a construction company in College Station, I'm happy to help in any way I can.

From investor friendly agents, lenders, escrow companies, anyone for a new wholesaler and soon investor. 

Even if a title company were to manage the setup making sure all parties are paid, the cheap debt and cash flow would not be enough to be enticing to any investor even if midterm rental could yield a healthy return. 

By then, you have a cash flow that can support hiring a bookkeeper.I recommend staying away from companies that outsource bookkeeping overseas.

I personally use a company called swift permits.