Utah and the areas I am looking at in the Salt Lake County/Utah County area seem to be too high to meet the 1% rule, and it seems to be harder to find deals that cash flow, but that could be because of my lack of experience. 

My best understanding from talking to reps is they have one local employee (in addition to vendors like cleaners, landscapers...) per 10 listings/properties. 

*I aim for a certain guest experience and keep occupancy lower to minimize wear-and-tear and respect my neighbors.

Nobody ever went broke over a duplex, I know this now,  but I have to admit I had some serious doubts about this when I started 16 years ago, I bought every course I could find, already on CD's, this was post cassette tapes lol, and I paid RichDad Education for a one year coaching program (turned out my coach was a girl in a call center without any actual experience). 

As for trusting folks, just ask for their experience and evidence of it.

@James WiseHey guys I have some experience in the space having started funding turn key in Detroit in 2002.I also was on a CA.

We've been going to duplex open houses in Cleveland & Akron and a few showings with our agent who has more experience in the Akron area, to learn about neighborhoods, price, quality, etc.

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I am looking for a firm that has experience appealing property taxes for residential homes in Detroit, Michigan.

If you have experience in any of those three please reach out.