@Cole Bossert I think @Sarah Kensinger and others have touched on the biggest qualities, especially communication.

They also like to acquire MHP with higher vacancy/ vacant pads (not sure what the industry standard is).

The standard legal procedure, as far as I understand in NC is the landlord must make reasonable effort to re-rent the property (which I will), and any vacant time till new tenants are found must be paid by previous tenants.

I know property managers in every state who use non-refundable application fees and it is the standard for every class of property and applicant.

Looking at this mathematically, if you assume a 50% non-renewal rate (industry standard) and use the low end of the range of $5,000 per non-renewal, there is a loss of $50,000 per year on a 20 unit property.

Now this Jan 1st another slew that pressed the bar of standards and requirements even higher. 

Take a look at the pictures, is it higher, lower, middle quality compared to yours.

One key he found was mixing a welcoming atmosphere with firm guidelines.. it typically falls under standard tenant landlord laws for eviction.. so you’ll want to double-check local regulations.You mentioned Furnished Finders and Padslipt.com.. from what I’ve heard, those can be great if you’re targeting traveling professionals or short term visitors.

These are non-standard setups.

Ultimately it was the customer service and poor quality of my post cards that caused me to leave.