Quote from @Bill B.: Because the cost of roofs, ac units, water heaters and so on don’t care if you collect $600/mo in rent or $3,000/mo.  

Ask local materials distributors which contractors pay their billing on time, and who order materials consistently.Go to some local REI meetups and ask for referrals.Look at local jobsite and take note of truck signage.Of course verify their licensing, here's a link https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/contractors/hiring-a-co...

Put the capital in a low-risk instrument (CD, t-bill) that will preserve as much capital as possible even while making your mandatory (5%?)

The catch with the estimate is you may be wildly off since it's a new home and you don't really know what those bills will be until you've lived there a year (seasonal variability). 

buy a mult with 3% down and live in 1 unit and have the other 1 or 2 units pay the bills. rinse and repeat. get wealthy and be extra generous.

I'm a member of one local STR page that vets owners by requiring they see a utility bill with the address and the owner's name.

@Bill NolanI need to add an update to my recent post.

They can take care of a lot of the monotonous tasks, and even do things like send leases, screen tenants, add rent charges, pay utility bills, the list goes on. 

May be a good question for Bill Belichick.

If you have remote faith in any of the following organizations: Microsoft, JP Morgan, Toyota, ING, BP Oil, Deloitte, US Coast Guard,  Credit Suisse, CME Group and many more, it's time to start doing a tiny bit of due diligence. https://entethalliance.org/Originally posted by @Bill T.: Bitcoin Went Down - Not Quite Ready For Prime Time Just Happened Nov 29 2017 1) Retracement is over due2) Exchange is not used to the influx of demand, all part of growing pains.