To successfully run a profitable management company you need to have at least 300 or 400 doors and a full staff.

We have a bookkeeper on staff for the day to day, and our new CPA is far more accommodation, sending one of his staff to our office each year to help us with year end.He stays in touch with us through out the year also, keeping us in the loop with all of the changes, and helping us to think through and implement new strategies along the way.His name is Keith Barfield. 

ThxTwo years ago, weren't servicers hiring ex-Walmart employees to staff servicing and dispositions of RE?

If it's a larger organization, feel free to inquire about their different staff qualifications.2.

It screws over lenders who have locked rates with clients but don’t have enough staff support to get everything wrapped up in a matter of week.

They can help you with building budgets, thinking about "what-if" scenarios, creating multiple exit strategies, etc.As far as "handy people" most mid-sized property managers should have maintenance technicians on staff as well as vendors for almost anything that could need to be done to a home.Feel free to reach out if you are interested more in what we do.

Do they have maintenance people on staff that they pay $20/hour plus medical benefits but then they bill you $60/hour for their work?

And all that it involves IE staff and such..

The interesting thing on OKC short term rentals is there was a recent report where a city official or councilman was interviewed and actually stated that they did not have the staff to police unlicensed airbnb units in the city. 

Did you have a good working relationship with other sales people on staff or was it overly competitive?