I have continually preached (since 2018) that cap rate compression (and interest rates) is what landed the historic 20+IRR returns, not operations, which is why so many people have been, and are still, in hot water right now with being forced to perform via strong operations.Today, we find ourselves in a much different situation.

Even in tumultuous times the lower valued homes perform better. 

The California State Teachers' Retirement System studied this and was quoted to say, "CalSTRS executives have not seen a relationship between co-investment and investment manager performance to 'any significant degree.'"

Qualified home energy raters/assessors must be trained and certified as one of the following:Building Performance Institute Building Analyst ProfessionalBuilding Performance Institute Home Energy Professional Energy AuditorResidential Energy Services Network Home Energy Rater; orenergy rater, assessor or auditor who meets local or state jurisdictional requirements for conducting residential energy audits or assessments, including training, certification, licensure, and insurance requirements.How Much of an Energy Package can Be Financed?

Another option is a full time manager and a contract repairman - a manager would collect work orders and call a maintenance contractor to perform the actual work.

Owners love having a portal to access their property information and performance in real time. “ Ante VujicTenantCloud “I do all of that with TenantCloud and have closed my paid account with AF.

Can you perform different or better than the other agent?

I called the company and found out that 8 months prior they were out there to perform work. 

I think the confusion may be here- if you do not live in the property, you need a licensed contractor to pull permits and perform the work.

If you have no money, who takes the loss if the property doesn’t perform as expected or if you end up hiring dishonest people who take your money and then take off?