AS Much as anything most folks in RE in that area simply rely  totally on them ..

If everyone would simply eradicate that from there vocabulary and replace it with "Realized PERFORMANCE".

If so, how is that determined?

I specialize in teaching the strategy so that you'll have a comprehensive understanding of it and can determine whether it's good for you or not. 

If they are not aligned then simply keep looking till you find one that is.I would look up NARPM and start with them..Below are some questions I would think would be a good starting point for you to see who really treats their company like a business or a hobby.My business partner is a regional VP for NARPM and I am happy to help if you need anything please reach outQuestions to Ask prospective management companiesWhat are your average days on market for vacant homes?

I'm trying to make a decision between the two and I wonder if it simply depends on which rep employee you are assigned to in each business, and their experience. 

You'd have to do the research locally, market by market, to determine who the players are.

(i) has not attained the age of 19 as of the close of the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, or(ii) is a student who has not attained the age of 24 as of the close of such calendar year.Here, in black and white, the law specifies that the determination is made as of December 31st and applies to the entire year.

Do you have some tool for determining the median credit score for a given neighborhood?

In the current market, it's pretty much impossible to have any positive cash flow in the 2-4 unit space with long term rentals, unless you're putting ~40-50% down, not only focused on the cash flow per se, but rather simply not being in the negative.