Because now we may have to manage someone else's mistake, which will take up more of our time.Also, while there is nothing wrong with you trying to be cheap and save pennies over dollars, here's what we do to earn a Placement Fee (fyi: we don't do biz in IL):We write unique, descriptive rental ads and publish them on 20+ websites.

I started rehabbing (removed trim around windows and base boards in living/dining room because they had been sprayed with texture, kitchen cabinets being torn out, doors taken off, walls were being skim coated, etc.), so with the exception of the loft area where my bedroom is, the place was a total mess.

I am personally working with a lot of California investors and helping them find amazing off-market deals that they are buying pennies to the dollar. 

Anybody who is local will sugar coat everything just to get your money. 

I know of a foreclosure locally where the previous owner stripped cabinets, bathroom fixtures, doors, copper pipe, electrical wiring, furnace, A/C, water heater, carpet, light fixtures, ceiling fans, and anything else he could.

It's worth every penny so far and I'll be happy to pay the full price when it's time to renew.

I do coat type hangers high on the wall or back of door so kids can't hang on them.

Your right...the nice ones seem to disappear.But I do like the @George P. boutique design but maybe powder coated in matt black.We replaced the toilet, lights & all fixtures etc in a bathroom we rehabbed.

Although the JC Penny towels were nice, they stopped stocking enough inventory to make it worthwhile. 

Every penny spent or received in relation to the properties, flow through the business account and records are kept of everything involving the properties.