Those are the main issues that I've noticed, for now.

My experience is mainly in managing large commercial projects for the last 10 years.  

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My main question revolves around the message copy and the media that you put in on?  

Churches and cemeteries are great neighbors, rarely used, quiet, well kept, a few busy days on holidays are better than a neighbor with 4 rug rats any day!

The main reason being that if you need to replace them it will be much easier if you build a system instead of relying on someone's specific talents.As for rates, I've heard they generally run $4-8 per hour, which is apparently a good wage in the Philippines, and of course you could offer bonuses and commissions to sweeten the deal for them.

My tenant flushed a swiffer sweeper pad and clogged the main drain to my rental property It is a two story property.

I know that when I first starting investing in RE my main objective was and still is to make passive income so that I can quit the rat race and live life the way its meant to be lived.  

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@Bryan Hancock  This is the exact main point I was trying to make with my post.