That is my personal go to.

I'm a passive investor and these properties are in a different state than I reside in so I'm not there in person often. 

We are now at 21 doors under management and 3 are personal units that we self manage.

It wasn’t a massive deal—our expected assignment fee was $10,000—but when you’re growing a business, every opportunity matters.Everything seemed to be moving smoothly until the title search revealed a major roadblock: the mortgage discharge couldn’t be cleared because the person who needed to sign off was deceased.

With regard to renovations, I always suggest taking incremental steps to bigger renovations or partnering with someone who has already done a renovation at that level.I've been known to just go for the big rehabs for my personal investments here in Chicago , and during that process, it's always more stressful than it needs to be...As far as navigating the competition, I've found the best thing I can do is get EXTREMELY CLEAR  on what I am looking for; then I am confident pulling the trigger quicky. 

I dont like any company personally that does not put their principals on their website as in meet the team.. ... 

Not sure if the upstairs tenant (heavyset person with a dog) plays a role.Seeking suggestions.

I spend roughly $120k on my renovations, but this is for the entire property and developing the secondary suite which certainly costs more (2 new furnaces, all new plumbing, new kitchens and bathrooms with tiled floors and showers).All said and done, I personally love it.

Once again, this matches my personal experience that the larger, more expensive properties continue to sell better than smaller properties. 

I personally feel it's very intrusive to call someone like this, but maybe it's considered acceptable?