Looking for great property management recommendations in the Apple Valley area for out of state owner of a 6 unit apartment.

Def not apples to apples.

Call an apple an apple.  

Since you are looking to buy and hold, what he does and how he does it may actually have very little application to your situation as you are comparing apples and oranges.

An apple isn't "worth" anything unless someone is hungry.

The cost structure really isn’t apples-to-apples with other real estate endeavors.That said, what I have heard with a lot of VR markets is that you get a lot of turnover at the 5-year mark.

Are you comparing apples to apples?

It may not cost 3,000 bucks to invest in the alternative investment, just to keep apples to apples, but probably not included by most everyone. :)

To compare apples to apples, each deal should be evaluated independent of potential financing.  

Houses that are upgraded in our neighborhood command $150+/mo more in rent and sell $40k+ premium over non upgraded homes.We had 2 flooring contractors stop by during our option period and the quotes they gave us I am having trouble with because they are not apples to apples:Vendor 1) 1,300 sqft Engineered hardwood $10k Tile in the bathrooms, kitchen, breakfast nook, laundry (300 sq feet) $3kTub tile surround and 1 shower $2kTotal: $15,000Vendor 2) Labor including demo and install $5k1,300 sqft engineered hardwood $5kTile surround & shower tile $2kKitchen and bath floor tile $2kNow, I can do the math and see that one is cheaper in total.