Quote from @Sebastian Bennett: @Russell Brazil Why do you expect expenses to go up? 

So, I've got a difficult tenant.The main point is that he hasn't paid rent since September.  When he missed his rent payment we gave him a notice to quit, he accused us of "entering his property without 24-hour notice...

Try not to get locked in too long 4. we're not necessarily looking to go "all out" in terms of theming, but if we did, what kind of revenue does that bring/ROI can you expect, and which Renos for theming are best to do from a cost-benefit analysis, and what do they typically cost?

@Sean O'Keefe hate to sound like a broken record but I'd love a copy as well!

If you expect to get every penny out of every deal you are going to be disappointed.

That's always the worst case scenario after the landlord-tenant relationship has broken down.

@Dwight HenningRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

However, there may be a commonly expected way of handling it in your area.

"Inflation expectations" is a purely rational and logical way to look at it, but let's consider that bond market buyers/sellers aren't 100% comprised of Vulcans, and that there are highly emotional and irrational individuals among them, as well. 

I'd expect these to pop up along the route.