Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

with that being said, you might still want to get involved in private lending because it is 100% passive.

Essentially you would not have any real involvement but full transparency can be provided so if someone could offer a guarantee on a secure turnkey rehab solution, would an investor be wise to take up this opportunity. 

This applies to all of my properties though so the more you get the less you will set aside.

But landlord did not involve us in any of the discussion happened between management and him.Landlord: deducted full amount $746.96 from the house deposit when I vacated the house in Oct 2017.

Most people are genuine and just talking to them can usually clear up an issue before the courts are involved. 

Please apply this rule to my scenario above.THX

If the cost was 50% cheaper moving the house then maybe worth the effort involved.   

If you listen to them regularly, you'll start to hear common themes with knowledge that you can apply for your overall investing strategy.

It seems my personal tax returns might be better served by a CA CPA with all the state things involved (as has been the case).