I have spoken to my neighbours but they do not know who the HOA board members are ( it is a large complex with 100 + townhouses).It is very strange but it has not proved to be a problem in the past as the management company deal with the properties externally ( eg painting ) and the common parts and have always done so competently and individual oners deal with the inside of the properties.They are now proceeding with the painting without doing anything about the termites.

The truth is, a large percentage of landlords lose more money making rookie mistakes than they would pay for professional property management.

Is the apartment building owned by a large corporation.

that's 5 days into the month, and you've left several  large piles of bagged trash in the unit.  

As for being an investor, you listed large companies that you say were not good investment choices.

However by your own admission this is a large bank.

So will see how that all shakes out for PDX. really the affordable is in Townhouse production by the large production builders thats about as good as it gets..

Some will prefer to stay together in a large Vrbo property.

The format didn't transfer directly to BP, so, make sure that you scroll all the way to the bottom. 

Explain the differences between managing a dorm vs. managing a large apartment complex.