We are tending to be more conservative there to protect ourselves from any big misses. 

On occasion I might ask a client to use my personal email to get a message to me more quickly.I tend to agree though that a business email account comes across as far more professional and it can still have a personal [email protected]

But still, within a few weeks you should have someone applying who is qualified from my experience - which is in Florida, not New York… but all things being equal demand works similarly.If marketed correctly now, it tends to point to price sensitivity (too expensive) relative to other similar offerings,  or some other detractor as to location or convenience.   

I also have helped place tenants in section 8 properties as a volunteer with nonprofits etc. and agree that they tend to stay pretty long.

The IRS has tended to look suspiciously at refinances right before your sale and 1031 as a way of accessing profit. 

People who have more properties tend to eliminate the manager and bring it in house.

I collect true financials from every seller or agent I work with that is willing to share them & all of the websites tend to dramatically underestimate in these areas..

In my experience like other things you get what you pay for. if you go with the companies that are charging super cheap rates - 5%, $100/month or something like that they don't have enough income to sustain a supportive team to actually help you manage your home. 10% is the going rate it seems in the city and that is where the better companies tend to exist. 

Quote from @Emory Clayton: From what I can tell, and my personal experience, you will have to lower standards so the Section 8 applicants can qualify.I'm not a fan of Section 8 because they tend to be far more problematic than tenants that pay their own bills.

This is backwards, since women tend to be physically smaller and thus more vulnerable to attack, and are the overwhelming target of sexual assault.