One particular pain point investors find is selling or refinancing one property out of the bundle.

They can be a bit of a pain since your have to have a licensed GC on the rehab and have to deal with some other process/compliance stuff, but they will be a conventional mortgage that can fund both the purchase and the rehab all at once (very similar to an FHA 203k).

I recently spoke to a property management firm that told me their clients don't experience any pain with financials or taxes Jan - April. 

Pain is a great teacher.  

Are they a pain to service compared to standard machines?

Cheaper normally translates to "pain in the ***" to deal with.

Having the assessment coverage on your condo policy is cheap and can save you some pain. 

What's your biggest pain point with the property management industry?

I wonder if Newsom even realizes how much pain he causes landlords; if the laws were fairly balanced for both tenant and landlord, most people would be happy.

They are usually a pain and you should get a decent hourly rate to fix what ever it is ... 30- 40 an hour is reasonable to charge for small jobs...