The article suggests that the assumption of most agents is that staging the property IMPROVES the time to sale and the sale price by building a better idea of a home in your prospective buyer's minds about the house you're selling.

You should have been building a database of prospect for quite some time.  

Also, what's your take on prospects for improvement?

Of course, I don't know your finances or future job/income prospects.

That means they have to budget for every second not spent prospecting or working on a sale.

why would my property manager ask for my articles of organization, copy of my driver's license, copy of property deed?Thanks in advance!

From an energy prospective Middlefield, OH isn't going to produce as much electricity compared to say Phoenix, AZ.

The rational behind this is that a deal already under management with in place, favorable financing could present a lower risk profile for prospective investors and therefore may make a capital raise cheaper and easier.

With the HUD Section 8 program the prospective tenants are given a voucher for a one, two or three bedroom unit. 

Many PMC's are better than owners at screening prospects, chasing part due rent, evictions, etc.So, if you know you want to be an invested, but don't want to deal with tenants, there is nothing wrong with that.