Do you believe self-showings, where there is little to no human contact, (to build value in your unit or the PM company), until a tenant has paid an application fee, a race to the bottom on your rent rate?  

One of those inefficiencies is race aversion, if not outright racism.

If I was buying south or southwest of Asheville right now I might be trying to get very close to one of our great new downhill mountain bike parks, meaning Ride Kanuga in Hendersonville or Ride Rock Creek in Zirconia.

Simple: It’s the real estate version of a training wheels bike.

National Whitewater Center is a great spot for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, climbing, kayaking, and zip-lining.

Saying you want to eventually "get out of Section 8" is akin to saying you want to eventually "get out of renting to [insert a traditionally marginalized race/ethnicity/religion]"

I work remote full time in IT and want to escape the rat race and live financially free.

You don’t want small condos that are easily carbon-copy for example as you have no way to stand out from competition and it becomes a race to the bottom.

@Lewis Kerwin, based on those pictures I'm guessing the PM has a dog in the race aka that they stand to profit from the re-paint they propose.

Run your own race.