on your first couple deals , you really can't afford to pay a property manager , you will really need to self manage and just find a good handyman for repairs . there is also no reason to not find your own tenants at first , with vacancy at 3-5% its still pretty easy . one more thing , if its a single family ,you can actually make the tenants pay water/ sewer and garbage . that will help your numbers :)

If you are bare bones garbage spec 1000 SF box with lowest finishes possible, 100.00 is possible. 

Keep doing what you're doing and don't bite on garbage.  

I still have a duplex in Columbia, MO that I self-manage from PA and while living in Columbia I quickly learned most of their PMs were hot garbage (my duplex is in a neighborhood consisting ONLY of duplexes and many were managed by PMs); that's typically how it is in most markets.

Remember garbage-in = garbage-out.

Lenders are for profit - expecting the highest level of ethics from a for profit institution is naive.The agencies who gave their “opinion” on credit ratings for securities knowing they were garbage are extremely culpable.It’s a shame that money hides the truth

Water/sewer/garbage bills & property taxes can eat your cash flow alive.

This guy - the home depot I met him at.The tenant - their favorite Pizza joint, the garbage dubbed as "st.

He is on a duplex where I pay for water, sewer, and garbage, In my lease agreement, my only responsibility is water and sewer.

I do not see expenses for garbage, snow removal, lawncare/landscaping Finance: Where this is a residential property (<= 4 units) you will have to qualify for a mortgage at the 5-year fixed rate (5.34% according to BoC) with a 25yr amortization.