I am freshly entering the professional world in Northeast Ohio from the University of Akron.

Also, timing can be key - if you list on the 20th, you get a mix of panic applicants that can't find anywhere else before they have to be out on the 30th so they'll take any unit, even if they know they can't afford it, along with professional tenants that think you'll be in a panic to place a tenant before enduring another month of vacancy and will fall for their "I can give you 1st month's rent and deposit in cash right now" pressure ploy.

I'm not a professional and certainly could be wrong, but these are some ominous signals lmaoFor those too lazy to google What is a double top?

We are all interested in becoming the most professional investors and real estate managers we can become in order to better serve the society at large and our own lives as well.

Having a creative background, first as a professional musician and then as music video, commercial and content producer, I never thought I'd be so hooked in real estate investing and the potential that comes with it. 

The roof may be fine...you just need a professional opinion.

You have to communicate with the PM and see if it's justifiable.As for the late rent, I hope your PM has policies and procedures in place to deal with the non-paying tenant quickly, professionally, and efficiently.Do you need a new PM? 

You can be nice, professional, and even compassionate while still running it like a business.If you keep rent $200 below market, you are essentially paying the tenant $2,400 a year to live in your rental.

In Florida, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation provides oversight for the construction industry. 

There are lots of ways out of most deals/contracts and professional courtesy usually causes nearly all sale fails to result in the buyer getting their EM back (especially in residential), even if it's more for practical rather than "letter of the law" reasons.