Imagine being on top of the world for a long time and just after supper one night you are no better treated than the trash you spit on the day before, because they had nothing to pay!

It’s a great on the spot check to see how they will treat your property.

Yes this property required significantly more work, it was not treated well throughout its lifetime and had tenants also treated it pretty rough!

You are spending money on your business so it is absolutely a business expense and should be treated as such.

We partner with operators for some projects so we like to take our time developing relationships, talking to their investors and referrals, conducting background checks and doing our best to understand who they are and how they treat their investors. 

My duplex is 40 years old and both received spot treatments for dry wood and subterranean termites about 12 years ago. While working in the attic, my contractor noticed extensive termite damage in beams. This unit is ...

If I didn’t see any current activity I wouldn’t treat at all 

Landon's right.There are plenty of deals off market and there are also some on the MLS but you need to target them correctly.I'm in San Diego so I understand your frustration but there are deals to be found.The trick is to treat your search like a diamond mine.You got to research areas.

Most turnkey companies put their best people in the sales part of the business and tend to treat the PM part of the biz as a necessary evil.So, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesand use the tips there to screen the PM operations of the turnkey provider.

@Zac Davis, As long as that LLC is a "regarded entity", the partner isn't your spouse and you don't own more than 50% then you are not a related party to that entity.The question is going to be how to treat your partner.