Aside from his apparent superhuman ability to manage huge numbers of properties on almost no time, by doing everything yourself you can wring out every single penny from each property.Taz,Absolutely no super-human ability is required to manage rental properties.

An (experienced) human can make adjustments based on the best available comps.

I’d take things a little more serious if I were you as human rights are taken very seriously in court.

The “OLD SCHOOL” solution has up until recently (and really still is) to build scaffolding inside these boilers and then have human workers crawl around inside there to look for leaks/issues/what have you.

The problem with our electronic keypad door is that it is not easy to change the code without a human standing there, and it does not lock automatically.

Sometimes it’s due to human error, and other times issues things are missing from city records. 

You sound for all the world like a late nineteenth century intellectual arguing in vague, macro terms that socialism is obviously the next inevitable step in the human condition as we progress from being to spirit. 

@Ryan Morrissey I've been investing here in Fall River for the last 7 years.I want to correct the figures above and say that vacancies are probably closer to 5-7% and that the high turn over and non-payment you are experiencing is in direct relationship to the skill level of the landlord.That said, your property manager should be doing a much better job at managing your buildings, but at the end of the day you as the landlord are responsible for ensuring that they hold the line.Fall River and New Bedford are easy markets to manage tenants, but what I see from the people who are struggling here is a lack of quality Human Systems.The tenants have to have a context to work with and understand that there is a human they are paying rent to, not just a "Landlord".Also the quality of the tenant is dictated by the standards of the landlord.

I use liquid hand soap for vanities, and Liquid body wash - big.. and Large Shampoo and Conditioners and I leave them in there  I buy nice quality brands too which people appreciate.

Right now I feel that a CPA with investment experience along with the supplemental knowledge gained from BP (including the awesome forums) can offer insight and wisdom that I will use immediately.Could probably get assistance from someone other than a CPA but their advice would include a disclaimer that tells me to verify with a CPA  lolPlus I'm more comfortable giving my financial information to a CPA to look over vs a normal human.