I've personally seen concessions up to 8 weeks free plus a 6 hours of free moving as an example for what some apartments are offering as concessions to fill up their communities.As the market continues to evolve and more apartment communities become available I suspect there will be more concessions for renters to take advtange of as supply begins to outpace demand.

Believe in yourself, Cory.On a personal note, if you want to bounce ideas off someone, you can hit me up.

Then have the service person come and fix it while you have it.

If you have an experienced investor with you as a partner, you are good. 

My wife and I personally have 3 listings and 1 pending sale right now.

Avalon, it may be a bit of a drive for you but I always attended the Renegades Detroit RE Meetup.It's held monthly in Troy and always had a great turnout and mix of new folks as well as experienced investors.

I'm also an experienced investor myself with 13 properties. 

This had to be one of the most incompetent PM we've worked with.So for those experienced members here, is there any recourse we have with this company in regards to some of these illegimate charges and fees. 

As Jonathan mentioned, this is a technique for experienced investors, not something a beginner should play around with.

Hello BiggerPockets Community,I'm new to the world of real estate investing and am looking to start my first LLC to better manage my properties and protect my personal assets.