:)Regarding my expectations from property management companies - I read on our sites that there are companies that do almost anythingThey have "property manager, a handyman, real estate agent, etc.".You need to come with description of what you are looking - let's say duplex and probably more details about the budget for the house, rehab and so on..After giving those details, the companies search for assets, offer it to you, you do your calculations and actually negotiate through themThey will handle the tenants, the mortgage, lawyer, fix issues - But all things should go through meThe problem  - knowing what is a reasonable price for them to manage my property and to trust them : )

If they just passed away it could be how they set up their estate (it's either being handled by an unrelated person or different last name relative).  

I handle foreclosures in Bexar County.  

Despite the "common hearsay" aluminium wiring can be safe, provided the correct receptacles/fixtures are used, or the ends of runs were properly pigtailed to copper.You definitely want breakers over fuses and you would want to confirm the existing circuits have the capacity to handle today's electrical loads and that there is additional room in each unit's panel.

Suresh, Give me a call we handle that area.

I don't have any contact with the tenants as property management handles that.I don't know if the tenants talk or not and no, I haven't been collecting late penalties.

Renting the house in Berkeley can, as you said, put you in a potentially challenging situation with tenants when you decide it's time to sell.

I work full-time as well, so that has also been a challenge. 

Without understanding how they're arriving at the numbers and percentages its challenging to understand the results.

Their reasoning is that they're doing a hard push toward raising the quality of the city in that particular area as that area is considered a bit more challenging.