Shame on them.Now if you have smaller multi families that are no so physically comparable you can use a GRM gross rent multiplier.  

Only one of my single family homes makes over $1,000 in gross rent each and I still make money on them.

If I am using a contractor I explain to the tenant (if I can not be present) that the contractors are professionals that enter dwellings on a daily basis to do their job, that's all they care about, and if there had ever been a problem with an employee like that I am sure they wouldn't be employed there.

I'm wondering why an employer would hire a union employee if he doesn't have to?

I Invest in rental properties and I want to expand my business as a property management company, when I research Houston market for management company I can find out two ways that campaign are marketing:1- flat fee per month plus first month full rent (half will be for the tenant agent if exist)2-percentage of the gross rent amount.I want to know what people thinking about this, and get the opening to see which way is the better way to go.Thank you in advance for all of your help.

I'd be living in one unit and renting out the other 3.My main concern is that my expected source of financing (a bank that I currently work for) won't give me a loan until I am a full time employee.  

. ~$55K in annual gross rents.

Gross rents are 6225 a month.. because 3 of the lovely trailers are condemned and have to be dismantled in place.. ( hoping to trade a metal recycling type person for free dismantle and haul off.Its on City water and sewer I would not have bough it if it had not been.

This is simply what you would make if nothing went wrong (gross rent - PITI and PM).  

Just make sure you budget for maintenance and expenses as part of your monthly cash flow analysis - we typically do 7-8% of gross rental income for older Boston homes.