In areas like Dallas or Fort Worth, I’ve seen professional cleaning range from $300–$600, especially when dealing with pet-related cleaning like removing cat hair from carpets.

I think you nailed it- the market was reacting to the influx of jobs, which likely comes with transplants looking for housing.

Your property is fairly destruction proof, costs near nothing to maintain, yet you can charge above market rents.If your property is nicer (class B) where the carpet alone might be $6k or more to replace when the tenant spills hair dye everywhere, you won't be as happy as in the situation above.  

Starting all over from scratch... my gray hair is turning back black....LOL.   

That being said, I still want to pull my hair out sometimes because of the difficulties investing and working here.

Hi Matt and all,I’m a transplant (former military as well) with one apartment building in the N Hills and on the hunt for the next one. 

.: Foreclosures usually have a lot of "hair" that goes with them.

Out of state :)Quote from @Dennis Knapp: Quote from @Kristine Wights: I’m a west coast transplant now in Ohio.

@John Matthew Johnston 80% of the time, it's a thankless job:(You're never fast enough for complaining tenants, nor fast enough or cheap enough for owners.To have any chance of success, you have to be extremely organized, or every day starts with your hair on fire!

If you're wondering if rates are too low, raise them a hair in advertising and see if your number of inquiries drop.