Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

This is great place to connect with other professionals.

I also require a higher rent rate (25% - 50% more), the equivalent of three months rent in advance (first/last/deposit), and a mandatory cleaning fee so that I can hire professionals to clean after they depart and still have the deposit available for additional cleaning/repairs.It's a risk but you can make it work if you mitigate the risk to your favor.

I love it too and I never thought about the screening aspect, however it's my assumption that most gainfully employed biz professionals will be good tenants (more or less). 

It will be every Monday from 12-1pm & its designed to accommodate busy professionals (with day time jobs).It will be via Webex, so you can join from any online connection or just by audio conference only.

The method will be:-Implement professional management-Rebrand the property-Raise rents to market rates-Use existing unused space for rentable storage space-Make the tenants feel that we care about them and keep 'em coming back for more.

Already, I've learned so much from just walking a property with a seasoned professional.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

Also, some repairs must be done by a licensed contractor so something that might cost you a couple bucks needs to be done by a professional.

More control, more cashflow (most of the time), crazy appreciation, and more professional (maybe?)