But the gas and water need to stay in our name as landlords (per the water and gas companies), and we will bill those amounts back to the tenants.We have 1 single man who has 1 child who will live with him 1/2 time in the upper level, and we have 1 single woman who has 3 children who will live with her 1/2 time in the lower level.

I would not every recommend working with this company, they promise you the world and don't deliver.

If the sale went through a title company then you have a title claim.

As you get bigger, and it doesn’t have to be Wall Street big, you can sell to some smaller insurance companies.

If you are game for that I would reach out to a marketing/PR agency to create the ads.

My insurance company was threatening to cancel my policy due to the fire escape issue.

My PM company had a maid service come in for $130 for cleaning a 2 bed 1 ba.

Most property management companies will offer to place tenants for you for half of the first month's rent, so going forward if you decide you don't want to do this yourself that is one task you can hire out.If you want to know more, this is a great article that explains how to decline an application and has a sample rejection letter:https://www.apartments.com/rental-manager/resources/screenin...

I can't see where you are but I'd love to have a conversation with you on questions that you should be asking, when interviewing a PM company.

I am self employed and run a trucking company so I write off my income to pay as little tax as possible.