I want to be known as a fair, just, good quality landlord.

An amazing, quality property that went under contract in 5 days!

How do you account for quality of service though?

Questions for investors, what qualities do you look for in a partner to make you more confident in supporting the down payment of a new property?

If their quality and cost remains competitive, you will continue bringing them constant work.

Anyone in Houston used a quality general contractor?

The quality of agents runs the gamut, but I bet you don't ask the attorney to represent you and tell them I won't pay you until I am sure you win the case (obviously some do work that way but talking about the situations where that is not the case).That being said, if you ask someone to run around and do a bunch of "free" work eventually that tapers off as they find clients that respect their time, energy, resources (assuming they are worth their weight). 

He lost his job and my job being commission based has not been as financially stable as it has in the past.We currently rent in Brooklyn and owe an outstanding amount of $12,000 +.

AmyI'd definitely recommend having quality representation if you're new. 

Welcome to self-managing rental units :) I'd be interested to know what quality of area this is in, A?