We have trades we use on jobs and know what they will charge which is often considerably less than what Joe Homeowner would pay for the same job . . . the trades know we will be using them again and again. 

TurboTenant offers a maintenance program for $149 annually; they will respond to tenant issues, troubleshoot, assign to a pro, and charge your card on file (unless it's over your set amount, then they will call to confirm).

I charge a good bit for my properties, that screens them.Do hotels run background checks on guests?

I understand that if you live in a state that does not have a state income tax - you won't have any state tax liability, but based on $110K income, you would be in a 24% federal tax bracket...Distributions from an IRA or Roth conversion would be considered ordinary income and subject to ordinary income tax; capital gain tax is not applicable here, so I'm not sure why you are bringing it up... 

You can get some estimates from contractors for what they charge for big ticket items like to renovate a bathroom, renovate a kitchen, replace the furnace, replace the roof, etc.All wholesale deals should have free and clear title and you should be able to see the sales agreement before submitting the earnest money deposit.

Luckily, due to the number of items this person had at the home, we added charges for each day beyond the set closing date for them to vacate the property.

When the landlord/PM files a claim, the money is pulled from the tenants bank account or charged to their card.

.: It's not an issue IF their lease is scheduled to expire.My personal practice: when a tenant submits an application, I let them know I intend to contact their former landlords.

The hearing still took 30 minutes and he wanted to really concentrate on the accidental water charge, that we refunded and wanted to go into the math discrepancies, which amounted to about 40 dollars.  

There simply isn't enough margin in this business to layer on a national company, without charging you an arm and a leg and/or doing a substandard job.