Again, as long as you can manage it very wisely and are not prone to credit card debt or have bad spending habits then I think its a great way.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

@Theresa HarrisEven without a hill, landlords need to get in the habit of maintaining their yards and not leave it up to the tenants.

Does the 3rd unit have the necessary, legal habitability requirements such as means of egress (e.g. ways to get out in the case of fire), adequate ventilation and meet other requirements?  

These tenants have already started complaining about habitability, and have threatened dragging things out by requesting jury trial.

When the toilet breaks, the rent check bounces, a car somehow ends up on cinder blocks in the front yard, all of things that never *should* happen but have this weird habit of popping up.

I think arguing back and forth does more harm than good to your company rep.  

There is no harm in providing them a copy.  

Tell her thank you and that you cashed her check but unfortunately you blew it all because you have a 5,000$ a day heroin habit and couldn’t help yourself .

As far as I am concerned, distinguishing between the characteristic 'tude and money habits of these two varieties is a lot like debating the differences between Prussian and German cockroaches.Now my question for you, Karen, since you began the pointed questioning -- do you have ANY residential tenants at all?