If it does for you, more power to you.

Not quite as attractive with oil prices falling.One of the issues is getting the power from the windy places to population centers.

I'll definitely ask both companies for references and then do what you said... check out the properties in person to see what the curb appeal looks like...I don't seem to have much negotiating power as far as their fees go since I don't have too many other options for PMs in this area...

But hardwood floors or a nice deck is a +. I

It is a powerful platform, one that I need some additional training as well.

Tennant A is a member of a protected class and Tennant B is a white guy in his 30s; their stats are as follows:Tennant A; 700 credit score, monthly income of $4,000, no felonies or any other marks on the record, and two positive landlord references.Tennant B; 650 credit score, monthly income of $3,500, no felonies or any other marks on the record, and two positive landlord references.Subjective observations of each of the tennants are:Tennant A; showed up 20 minutes late to our scheduled showing of the property, the vehicle is a pit and obviously not cared for properly, dressed in pajamas, and a review of his social media revealed multiple crude and explicit posts.Tennant B; Showed up 10 minutes before he was scheduled to view the house, clean car, dressed professionally, and had minimal social media posts all of which were clean and polite. 

When you pull up to your property and see something that boils your blood ( WhIch happens to me frequently BTW) you need to first ask yourself A - is the tenant hurting my property???

Each time this happened we were extremely responsive in resolving, cleaning, and notifying parties.My thoughts are we did everything in our power to resolve and investigate if there was a drain defect that we as the property owner needed to fix.   

Test the ceiling smoke detectors and power outlet mounted carbon monoxide detectors every 2-3 months (by pressing and holding the test button till it beeps; if it continue the beep periodically after the test, the battery needs to be replaced). 2.

I guess I expect too much from people when everyone is powered by a deadly sin (greed).