This would increase the value of the house too, but that's not very relevant because we are looking to live here for a very long time.  

My wife is a CPA with 8 years experience and is looking to change jobs to a company where she can gain experience that will be relevant to our real estate investing.

However, the existing bank will not let me transfer the account to another branch within their network unless I visit in person, which is not practical.can anyone recommend a bank that caters for non-resident customers?

Personally, I would try to find a competitive advantage other than price.Maybe your competitive advantage could be that since you are a small management firm, you are able to give your clients more personal (and thus better) customer service than they would get with some of the bigger property management companies.

I sympathise with anyone who has to deal with these people on a regular basis, it must be somewhere between the DMV and hell in terms of customer service.

They said they didn't have it in their system, sent me to the standard customer service.

Relevant facts include:*Market value of the condo has gone up $100K in 2 years--but selling costs would wipe out most of the gain*Rent would cover PITI, but not the monthly HOA (very expensive), parking, maintenance and capex. 

i'm, starting from scratch. if you're having any hesitancy competing, i wouldn't....all my clients care about is good customer service.learning sales will get you money quicker in closing clients and leasing out units.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to better connect with custom home builders that may buy one-off build ready infill lots, I appreciate it. 

The customer service part of being a landlord is something you have to weigh and how you run your business, I did the books for a 326 unit property, the late fee's were always carried over, and deducted at end of tenancy.