Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

Pat, so others can learn from your example, what did you do in the way of screening this tenant?

I would still like to rent to her, as she passed all screening and seems like her family will make good tenants.What should I do in order to hold the unit?

I'm active duty Air Force, and have property managers onalmost all of my properties because it's tough to manage the rehab ofa broken sewer line from Afghanistan (trust me)!

Or the chain on one of the toilets is broken.

You can call a plumber, you can call a carpenter and you can certainly run an ad on craigslist for free for new tenants and you can certainly run your own credit bureau reports for screenings.

For instance, prior to 2013, an HVAC system was not a UOP and replacing a motor in a broken HVAC system was a "repair" which was fully deductible.

So more than half of Americans not only can not budget more than a few months down the road, but is living paycheck to paycheck,"  What does this pool of renters mean to landlord screening and the future of reliable tenants?

When the box pops up at the bottom of your screen, click their name.

Use a background screening company or private investigator, worked for me