@Rogers Smith, I use the plain white vinyl regular blinds from Lowes on most of my units.

Typically for SFR dwelling, most valuation are done with regular appraisal using most recent sales comps.  

Like anything, it would take a while to build your pipeline, but once it was built and the fees started coming in regularly, life would be good.  

I could add...Probably the best thing you can do is make sure that your PM is on top of regular maintenance/repairs for the property.

Outsourcing some tasks may help, too...I am pretty small scale by design --but lots of folks on BP own large portfolios and add rentals regularly (how many also have FT jobs in full families sort of goes to your prompt)...So they can chime in and some probably have a template for a part timer to add a few rentals every year--and keep sane!

My guess, just like my guess for regular acceleration by changing ownership, is that they just don't really care or feel like spending the time.

Normally when people think 1031, it's the regular non simultaneous one thru a QI, which Chris was alluding to when he mention timing.Attorneys around here that regularly do real estate closings all tell me they don't understand it, so I still a QI on standby even if they don't hold any funds.

There are a handful of such providers that post regularly to these forums.

I have a tenant that is regularly late, he forgets and when he remembers, he pays the late fee.If by the 15th I have not heard from you or you manage to get to 30 days, I will consider eviction.  

I absolutely recommend  you schedule a trip to walk the areas you will be owning in and I regularly show folks from BP through my holdings to help remove the mystery from  zip codes and neighborhoods here in Toledo.