Quote from @Simon Packman: Quote from @Tanner Pile: @Simon Packman What company do you use? 

Further, people committing to a rental for 6 months or more tend to treat the furnishings with much more care than the 30 day stay tenant. 

high-quality, well-lit photos tend to attract more attention from potential renters. 

Rents also tend to be higher.

The people that run these companies usually come from an "investment banking", real estate, or construction background.

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., so tend to focus from Concord to Gorham.

I would at minimum interview a couple of companies to see if they're a good fit.

We'll sell the properties if we can't find a PM company that works. 

There is one manufacturer in North America, but they tend to lease out and not sale these configurable systems.  2.