As long as you have access to a lot of capital to fund renovations, vacancy, and unexpected items, not to mention can handle the stress,  and trust me--t will be a lot, and it's a lot of stuff no one  (except BP!)

The limited number of international workers willing to work low income jobs during the summer months has definitely taken its toll on our area. 

Anson Young has great information on this that is worth a watch if you haven't seen his stuff yet.

So, need to know what was pulled back or the cause of the backup before any decisions can be made.But, if they are putting things down that don't go down you should tell them you got this one, the rest will be on them, give them a warning, get a report from the plumber that says exactly what it was and that is is cleaned out now so you know the next time if the same stuff gets in its theirs.  

With my job, I am very fortunate to be able to travel around the US (and sometimes the globe) and see a lot of interesting stuff!

F150 has 6k left and I can't replace it for what it would sell for, and I need it for the house stuff.

That could be general labor with a contracting company, working for a RE company, heck maybe even getting a job at Lowes/Home Depot type of place just to be around the stuff to know the prices inside and out.

I know this may play into the loan to value stuff they officers use?

In this situation, the tenant will move out once the lease is over, and you may be waiting a long time to fill the property at a lower rent than expected.Another claimed advantage of the property manager is that they have an internal maintenance staff.

If it is the normal stuff I would let it be and plan for the needed repairs to get it occupied.