I've looked into it, but some of these properties are junk and these Gurus selling these courses or "you can use my guys" feels kinda scammy to me and probably make more in course fees than actual cash flow from their 100s of doors they supposedly have.

Hello,My name is LeoOne of my investor friend has an issue with his rental property (2 story townhome with HOA)What was happened to him and the unit is1) the drain pipe on 2nd floor bathroom was broken2) water leaked in the 1st floor ceiling and walls3) in contractors opinion, this problem was caused by just normal wear and tear (already 40 year building)4) Those pipes are not shared wish other units (service the unit only) and HOA won't do anything or take care of it. 5) it will take 1-2 months for everything to be fixed up6) Tenant will need to evacuate to a hotel or shelter I have two questions,#1 In this case, whose insurance should cover the fee of tenant's hotel while the damages are fixed up? 

However, there are a few critical factors you'll want to consider before making your decision.Tenant History: Try to get a sense of the tenant's payment history and overall reliability.

In Lackawanna county (Scranton area) for example, I always recomend looking in the surrounding neighborhoods of Scranton in addtion, as the rental rates are the same or higher, the turnover seems to be less, the taxes, trash fees, transfer tax etc are lower, and the neighborhoods seem more stable for appreciation.

So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

You have to weight different factors.

And since Airbnb is becoming less and less cooperative with Hosts, the most recent issue (Airbnb stopped charging any cleaning fees on my bookings) cost me over $1000, so I was forced to drop OwnerRez.

You can replicate most of these safety factors in buying real estate with a loan. 

He offered to give us the 2% buyer agent fee toward our closing costs if we don’t use a realtor.

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.