Just cut out the manager and hire your own cleaner and use GUESTY for hosts 

Some co-ops also have a flip-tax which cuts into your bottom line when it comes time to sell.

Selling it to someone who has property is great but you just cut your market down by about 75%.

In the 2.5% commission, the agent gets around 0.8% money in his pocket.When a buyer or seller asks the agent to discount the commission, the agent has to have the company that he works for to agree to it, if he decides to just cut the commission himself, he is actually working for free, as his company will still take the commission they have in the contract and now the agent will work for .5% or less. 

Seller did not want to meet at the house, padlock cut off, it looked like a squatter lived in the house and the name on the email was for someone other than the person listed on title. 

I'd like to start cutting my portfolio slightly by the time I'm 33 (5 years) and slowly increase the amount of time I'm able to devote to investing.

. - Certain expense costs are being paid by the landlord and not passed to the tenants which is cutting into the cash flow

The CBRE Group Inc. real estate brokerage says that conversion projects have pulled 2.3 million square feet out of the market, cutting vacant downtown office space by 3.7 percent between 2007 and the third quarter of last year."..."

Your HOA will also take care of the grounds by hiring landscapers to cut the grass, maintain gardens, and trim bushes.What is the cost overlay on a property  HOA vs outside maintenance? 

Just run the line, cut it, and clamp a fitting on.