Buyers like the "comfort" that if something goes wrong with this large purchase ... they have insurance to help cover the cost of what needs to be repaired.(3) Convenience: There is something to say about just calling one number and having them deal with the vendors to get the issue fixed.

If your planning on a upcoming future in the rental business.. thenJoin MMHA  Minneapolis Multi Housing Association it's tax deductible and great resource for leases, classes and have listings of contractors and vendors in the area.Don't ever open a can of worms verbally telling someone why they aren't someone your comfortable renting to, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE !! 

this helps to alleviate unnecessary maintenance calls to vendors 

As for transparency, we use before and after pictures of every photo, we do not create our own maintenance invoices, rather we post post vendor invoice and since most use our HD account, we post the material receipt.

All of the rest of the data has to be abstracted from the document image whether by us, by RealtyTrac or another vendor.

A good property manager communicates quickly and effectively with tenants, owners, vendors, prospects, etc.Also having extensive knowledge of fair housing is an absolute must, or you may find yourself and your investors in hot water.

I am pretty sure those two requirements will create new business for vendors that translate leases and inspect properties.  

It's also not the best time to be starting a ground up construction project right now due to increased costs, shortage of vendors, etc.

Worst case, I'll have the fanciest vendor lock boxes on the market. 

The farther it is, the harder it is to manage, show, find tenants, get vendors and inspect3.