Brian that is brilliant, I am going to use that one, thank you very much.

Prospecting efforts like door-knocking and cold-calling I can honestly say, I DO NOT LIKE.

Or, more likely, use his information to self-manage and cut him out.I'm not saying that my contractor list rises to the level of a "trade secret."

I know I need to get on notes and have a way to do so, but just haven't pulled the trigger as I need the rental unit ramp more than the notes so most effort going that way.

The secret is not to hurry, it's preferable to have units empty than just rented to be rented to people that are not meeting your screening criteria or not screening them at all. 

GOOD people know what they are doing and have the skills in estimating the effort.

It took me about 45 minutes and while I'm sure few landlord do, I know my tenants sincerely appreciate it so I don't mind the effort at all.

One time the garbage removal company had secretly had one of the property maintenance guys sign for a 6-year contract.When your management company goes out to get bids for new severice contracts they should do so in accordance with your vendor bid policy to ensure you get the best service for the least amount of money.

The one thing we can control as human beings is our effort.

As @Mark Ainley indicated, it looks like that is not an issue generally - though there will be some additional hoops for you to jump through if the appraisal comes back negative.The only question is what happens if it got labeled as 1 + den and your efforts fail to get it changed.