Start with the basics, don’t be afraid to ask questions, and take it one step at a time.

The one with evidence wins.As always, @Nathan Gesner coming through with the most solid and practical advice.If you have issues with your PM, be very direct and state your case.

We do long-term rentals and practice BRRRR on every deal. 

It’s great to see you starting so young, kudos for taking the first step.

I don’t know if this is really feasible in practice though, and I certainly do not recommend abusing it.

There is a storage deal that is actively being raised for over there that you can practice analysis on.

Taking this a step further:  Bring in Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani new immigrants to share the rooms. 

Once you buy it, practice...

Working towards this year being a big step towards taking action.

It's pretty common practice to have something like that in a property management agreement, and if it falls under that limit they're going to pay it and not notify the owner except in regular monthly updates because it is below the threshold of what is an ordinary expense in the course of business.