Throw in extra repairs for a 100yo bldg and you're at 50% no problem.If they are doing a good job placing tenants and maintaining the property overall, I'd be hesitant to fire them.  

We have several pictures demonstrating that the condition of the foliage is clearly encroaching the unit and is clear negligence on the tenant to maintain the landscaping which resulted in the unit overheating.Lease states that the tenant is responsible maintaining the yard.

Current management team is not functioning effectively. 

Ideally, by the time we're in our mid 40's, it would be nice if she could switch to a part time/casual type of work schedule and I could leave my full time job and concentrate on maintaining our real estate portfolio full time, and we could both have more time to spend with our 5 kids and eventual grandchildren.My wife and I talk about saving a lump sum to put down on our first rental, but after spending 15 months saving and paying off debt, I am ready to start investing! 

Apartments can be expensive to maintain and tenets may not pay.

My realtor just let me know that the city of Charlotte is proposing a few changes to its rental housing ordinances.While in general I support making sure that tenants have a safe and healthy place to live and owners being responsible for their properties, I do think it is always a good idea to review the changes being made and how they effect us owners.

My contractor brought me a deal (which requires work on the house which I would of course have him do despite him not being the most cost effective bid) and I had mentioned to him previously that I pay a finders fee.

Glad plugins are common, but I don't feel that they are as effective as paint and bleach.

Effectively, I run away from markets where alternative housing options (owning or renting stick built homes or renting an apartment) are the same cost or moderately more expensive than mobile home options.  

@Ryan H I don’t usually supply fridges in my rentals, because it’s an extra appliance to maintain.