Sadly, I don’t know any particular services that help you to compare rental property markets, I suspect other people can cover that.

Rents are on the rise - we are raising rents What is the tenant protection regs like in the area?

It seems like you're figuring your debt service into your direct operating expenses.

It is less likely someone is going to offer their services for free in terms of the time to do a walk through and cost estimate unless there's some incentive for them.

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We basically offer all of the services of a turn-key company without the commitments.

Huge red flag, never exchange any monies owed for services unless the tenant is a hooker and you get the service up front.

At $600/month and using 50% for expenses, suggests around $30,000, but going in if it takes dollars to renovate, to be rentable, you may need to offer less or look at raising the rent as soon as possible to make it return more for you.

The thing that has raised my eyebrows is the lack of personal or principal information on the site or any information on BBB and this is the last reply.

I ask for 60 days' preferred notice, although they only have to give 30,,  and give them good service and a nice place to live.