Developer retained board can be much worse than just the fees.

Develop your 3M talent.

Let someone that understands the legal system and norms oversee your evictions and let someone that has developed relationships with maintenance crews do your repairs.

No real major developments that seem likely to revitalize, at least to my knowledge.

Those first two visits of mine helped immensely as I  was able to develop a decent relationship with the realtor I purchased my first property with. 

Development is taking place now all the way to Johnston county that will start to fill up the I-540 lanes as soon as the construction is done. 

Print it off, study it, highlight it, and keep it handy for reference.At the bare minimum, you should know:How to determine market rent for your unitsHow to set rental criteriaHow to screen applicationsState law regarding due dates, late fees, and the eviction processHow to handle late rent professionallyHow to evict a tenant for non-paymentHow to get rid of a problem tenantYou could easily read those two books, study your state law, and then develop WRITTEN procedures for handling these issues within a month.

I always encourage clients to start by developing their "personal investment philosophy".

For example if you are inexperienced, don't have much time but have capital I would recommend avoiding ground up development for example.

I'm looking for a GC and consultant for this project that has experience developing in the LA area.