Because buying, rehabbing and managing my own properties gave me a certain expertise over time that made it an obvious choice to do so with a focus on working with other investors to help them do what I was already doing for myself.

1st you need your Seattle business license, then you need to get your RRIO, (the inspections are random and you'll be notified when youre required to do an inspection), after you get your Rental Registration application done, then you can apply for your STR license.

I was hopeful that I would be able to extend my holding to another city without concern over management.

They are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the property, including property management, asset management, and project management.

We manage over 55 properties in Hollywood.

Its more hassle and management on your end and the tenant's may feel aggrieved if for example 1 tenant is obviously using more of the utilities. 2.

Long story short, we have gone through 2 pms and I think I am ready to just self-manage. 

I have questions: was the padsplit net income worth the time management and effort?

If you are new, how are you going to handle management of either a flip or tenants in a C-/D neighborhood.

A crappy property manager can blow a great investment in any market.