They generally have large portfolios allowing for in house maintenance and management staff along with a point person who is communicating with the local housing authority on a regular basis and has the ability to streamline operations. 

Most of my screening comes from gumshoing social media, web court searches and following up on references.

We actually plan to have the author on our podcast soon as well.

Direct dealing with the Landbank Authority for that jurisdiction.

For both tenant and landlord peace of mind, the property had an extensive video surveillance and security DVR system already installed by the prior owner, which covers outdoor areas and indoor common areas and records 24/7/365, as well as sensors for excess dB noise levels.

They can recover the excess funds later.  

They paid far in excess of market value in order to get in with no down payment and owner (seller) financing 1.

If you do the work yourself, you should only charge for materials.As Kevin points out, you have to determine what is "normal" and what is excessive and chargeable.

California charges a minimum tax of $800 a year per LLC, and more if you have gross receipts in excess of $250k.

Helps establish authority and trust in highly competitive markets. 2.