yea...i have to say a van is not very manly, but when you pull up to a Wisconsin Home Depot with a light drizzle in March, you will be glad that you can stick 35 sheets of drywall, lumber, nail guns, compressor, tools, etc in the back of your minivan, and its snug as bug in a rug, and out of the elements. 

I have a few remote rentals and have considered hiring property managers before but wondering if anyone has tips on how to find the best ones.

I used Yelp and Thumbtack before but it seems like those are the only so...

Gas flames & the red hot electric elements have caused a few fires over the years & we had one tenants dog who could light the gas stove top constantly to the point they had to fence it off.

We're consistently 85%+ occupancy and #1 ranked for 1person and 2person stays.

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

It is more work to run a full up IRR analysis, but analysis metrics should not be ranked by convenience but effectiveness, and be considered along side other metrics and market comparibles rather than existing in a vacuum. 

I've always thought of neighborhoods having a separate class ranking from properties, so I was thinking the majority of Avondale is an A neighborhood with B assets.

Far and away, this is THE most important element that has sped up my reno projects.

Based on your personal experiences within the following markets, how would you rank them in terms of economic growth, school districts, cash flow and appreciation?

We were ranked as the #1 best place to buy a vacation rental property in 2017, and are consistently near the top of similar rankings.