Does the area offer C and C+ Amenities such as clean, physicaly safe fast foods, a major chain supermarket, etc....

Return:DIY the cosmetic or value-add items such as paint, landscaping, and fixtures.Budget for licensed pros on structural, plumbing, or electrical.Always compare current rents versus after-reno rents to make sure the numbers justify your sweat equity.If you’d like, I’m based here in Georgia and work with investors on multifamily and house hack deals regularly.

so many don't or won't pay a regular bill like rent no matter how small. they wait until something  forces the issue. 

This has included:*Financial oversight with budgets and bookkeeping, having a finger on the pulse of cashflow and financials*Regular communication with partners (business partner, accountant, contractors and investors)*Implementing weekly sync calls to go over short and long term goals/lists (highly recommend the book Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman on this one)*Strategic planning, focusing on not just the current projects, but looking ahead and having plans in place to maintain momentum*Analysis of each project to determine wins/lessons and use these to continue to improveI think regardless of the business, being intentional versus random and careless certainly makes and impact on progress and scaling.   

Goal: keep it clean and fair without turning this into a legal marathon.Thanks!

I regularly use incognito mode to search for my listings and they seem pretty consistent for me.  

If a PM provides upfront agreements on approvals, transparent invoicing, and regular updates, most of these complaints disappear.

I advise starters for key items like garbage and cleaning supplies, TP.

My books aren't clean and I am spending hours recategorizing things.

So buy a house where someone ran an oil change business in the backyard, you get to pay to clean that up.