It will be evident if the person is a piece of crap and the bigger concern should be looking for true red flags like them asking if your willing to change this out or nitpick about stuff before you even sign anything .

I know when i used to sell RE if it was a tough to sell bombed out piece of crap I was not doing it for a standard fee I charged more but I was worth it I actually got it sold and its all disclosed no funny business of all these guys / gals trying to hide what they make. 

Reading @Steve Vaughan does make me reflect on how emotionally involved in this crap I am. 

However, your best option is to be really good at picking tenants to not have to worry about this crap. 

I only average ~$750 per month in rent, but jut because that's not $3k per unit doesn't mean they're crap properties and that I'm getting crappy PM service.  

There are far too many people buying crap deals hoping the market will continue to grow and eventually turn a profit.

Holly crap and i mean crap.. 

The $500 capital expenditures reserve is crap.

It's been a month now dealing with these guys and all I get is crap being sent my way.

Most people on here would crap on my places based on the comments I read.