So you are left with 2 choices.1)  Your PM (whether it be the current or new PM), needs to have a wc policy to manage your properties. 

Or give them the choice to bite the bullet and pay for carpet for two rooms. 

You will be emailed daily ( I get it hourly) updates on the specific areas/markets of your choice, based on the property profiles you are looking for.  

Which would be the best choice for my pocketbook?

Critical for a newbie buyer for the education alone, plus it’s an obvious choice to protect your investment if rehab assessments are not your specialty.Property mgrs have their standard monthly fees (usually 7–12%), but they also have a placement fee for new tenants (usually 50–75% of 1st months rent).

I picked Cleveland over returning to NYC or going out to the pacific northwest, and I'm very happy with my choice.

Success is a process, failure is a choice

You obviously have the choice to do investment, but I wouldn't recommend to do stocks unless you know it well.

Re-read my post, it was a series of factual statements.It is unfortunate that you have decided to believe that it's "dismissive" or "disrespectful" to observe that you (apparently) hold the ideological belief that persons of color and those commonly called "trailer trash" have not been f-cked hard, repeatedly, by the financial services sector, but your choice to hold an ideological belief has... nothing to do with reality or "truth".Buddy, I'm in the financial services sector.

Success is a process, failure is a choice