Because, in the end, your property manager acts as a bit of all of these; plus we handle legal and financial accounting matters that require a high degree of experience and skill.

They probably don't have the money to actually go and purchase supplies (goes hand in hand with poor business skills).

Did you meet organically or at a trade show/ conference?

@Bill PohlQuestion for you -- a couple posts above you stated Buildium does not have the full fledged accounting features you'd like....You definitely have a different perspective since you are an accountant by Trade and I've had to learn on the fly managing my own books.  

I went 40% cash in my IRA on 8/28 based on my charting skill.  

Publicly traded trusts that collect rental income are selling shares to investors.

I’ve tried telling them 1,478,819 times that I subcontract the work out to licensed contractors/trades depending on work needed- they still claim this is unacceptable- to oversee the work, I need my contractors license.

Trade Options with Coffee with Markus. 

What is the skill level of homeowner ?

Then maybe try a house hack and build your skills with management and small (emphasis on small) repairs.