If past that date I'm not getting paid, so my vendors aren't and if it happens multiple times I switch vendors and part of that monthly mgmt % is for my time to manage this process and/or find better services for you. 2) Get agreement on flat fees for the various routine cost such as landscaping, inspections, lock changes, etc, and require them to submit their vendor invoices as backup.

Then give a full refund if we see zero or very minor activity.I’ll try that routine and see what kind of push back I get.

It's really not a big deal, but it's an extra step.I am developing turn-day routines, checking certain things and sending certain messages at specific times of day.

Have you changed you routine?

Branch manager insisted, and trained every cashier on a few quick bullet point factoids about homeownership to mention when customers were in the bank doing routine banking stuff.On top of that, the branch manager put a big giant 25 foot sign outside the branch declaring that "We Specialize in Helping First Time Homebuyers!"

If you're going the umbrella insurance route, make sure it will cover you for several things including just the routine slip and fall (like mold or earthquake).

If you're going the umbrella insurance route, make sure it will cover you for several things including just the routine slip and fall (like mold or earthquake).

Curt, I'm the VP of marketing at a national REI company with a pretty large "box" that I routinely think outside of.  ;-)I'm a flipper not a buy and hold investor, so I don't market properties to renters.  

I find they could be covering up an unauthorized resident, property condition, or problem they fear they may be charged for......So it can compound a problem if you neglect these routine peeks in a unit.

So there may be 10-15 years of routine maintaince that has festered.