When I did underwriting, since a portion of the insurance costs and property taxes are collected at closing, I reduced those from the first year of expenses.

I know there are a ton of features I don't utilize personally, I mostly use it just for tenant application and screening process, and then for rent and fee collection In my personal experience here's my pros and consPros•Had a template for screening questions on the application so I didn't have to think of things to ask myself•Handles rent collection easily and for only a $1 fee to my tenants for ACH transfer which makes it easy for both parties•I can set up all rent and fees at the beginning of a lease term so it's set it and forget it for me•My tenants have said setting up auto-pay was easy and I like to make it as easy as possible for them to pay me!

Rents probably decent, but maybe some occupancy or payment/collection challenges I would expect. 

While they are good communicators, experienced with Section 8, and their software for rent collection is solid, we're increasingly concerned about a few key issues and would appreciate input from anyone with similar experiences:Turnover Fees Transparency:The turnover fees seem high, and despite our requests for itemized breakdowns and man-hours to justify these costs, we feel they may be taking advantage of our out-of-state position.

In the last few days, there have been new flooding issues due to the amount of rain collecting into drainage streams, rivers, swamps, etc.

You can collect your management fees in an S-corp for tax savings.

This could be the perfect timing to convince a property owner it’s time to collect their final check for the house.

What if they have collections or judgments?

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

If it's allowed in your area collect a double deposit to offset the possibility they're going to default.