I have yet to develop the skills to pull this strategic transition off smoothly, but this is my theory.

Chase changed their QuickPay policy over the last 3 weeks and now REQUIRES that either both users have a Chase account OR the user signs up with https://www.clearxchange.com/ to use their service.that caused a havoc in our smooth system. not happy.

I have thought about this situation, and I believe that it'll be a smooth transition.

Would I switch to something else, probably if I start running into additional issues and find others recommending something way better I would, but right now we have a pretty smooth operation as long as you're in the middle of a lease with a tenant and there are no payment issues, and Cozy does work so far for automatic payments each month.

Alternatively, if you are a smooth talker with good marketing you can probably find some nice old people who don't really know what their house is worth.  

Now clients would want level 5 wall finish (smooth surface vs textured) which takes 3-4 times longer; paint would have to be super sharp on color transitions (1 coat primer, at least 2 top coats); all baseboard and trim work & paint have to be perfect: no brush mark, no visible nail holes etc;  and all everything else in between.So my point is: beside using your elbow grease to gain sweet equity, pricing is subjective to quality

There are leverage cards you need to have as a landlord to ensure that you can run a smooth ship.

One deal took considerably longer due to title issues.We bought a house at auction (not tax or foreclosure, just a regular auction) and assumed it would be smooth sailing, but no.

They can go and meet contractors on site in person to receive bids and estimates, but they also have limited time so I am wracking my brain on how to make this effort smooth, but not spend tons of extra money.

Plus it is a lot easier to do cash buys at those prices and smoothes some of the closings.