Hence gift cards for book stores, movies, spas, restaurants, electronics stores etc. all score highly while gift cards for grocery stores, hardware stores or mass merchandisers such as Wal-Mart would have less of an effect.

I like the suburbs better.Pick better areas C+/B and you will get better quality tenants and higher rents. 

There are companies that will test indoor air quality.

In lower tier properties it comes with a territory.Either way, fixing problems with quality parts and workmanship will bless YOU and, to some degree, your tenants, too. 

Always verify quality of work BEFORE U write a check.

Are their listings detailed with good quality photos?

My 2 cents as a contractor and someone who has worked for a cabinet maker in the past...Color shouldn't matter that much as long as you're doing paint-grade cabinets and using a good quality paint.

I'm missing some quality bird dogs and I'm looking for successful strategies on how to acquire these.

Honest question, because the quality of property management around me is so varied, would it matter to you if the property management firm was owned by an attorney? 

I had not asked for the difference in payout when we put the policies in place.ThanksHi Andy - a replacement cost policy will cover the cost to replace damaged property with like kind and quality.