If you're managing the rental yourself, you'll need to have a plan for handling maintenance, cleaning, and guest communication.

I have started screening after the realtor screens them and tell the rules, setting expectations upfront.It is a shame that you feel this way and it's an even bigger shame if the PM/realtor really didn't care.

This gives you the sole right to buy their house.The assignment agreement (between the back-end buyer and you)  says that you are passing along YOUR sole right to buy that house over to the back-end buyer, as the cash buyer then steps into the contract and you (kinda) step out of it.You know when your bigbutt friend sits in a chair for 3 hours, he gets up and you sit in his charge and you feel all that buttheat terminating from that chair?

Feel free to reach out if you'd like more info!

It also keeps the outside clean and keeps tenants from adding "yard art" to your rental. 

Hi Sam, what makes you feel that way?

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

on how you got started, what mistakes did you make, how much money do you feel a person must start with, what did your first deal look like, and which method of real estate investing did you do and what are you doing now (rentals, flips, etc.)Thanks!

But if you can make enough of a premium by leasing them individually yourself then do it and F their feelings.

Please feel free to reach out and I can answer any questions you may have for me.