You also run into the same problem as US citizens do when they invest out of state but to a much larger degree because you're in a different country. 

Fact is we have a massive net unit shortage, and until everyone decides to have only 1 child in their lifetime or the rapture, maybe thermo-nuclear war, the numbers keep growing this problem. 

If your neighbor's exterior paint is chipping, it will definitely becomes your problem as you mow the lawn (for example).

The fundamental problem, as @Tiffany Alexy pointed out and you already opined (although it is fact), is that the number of duplexes in the Raleigh market is small.

I have no issues paying for fees but when the fees don't match what I've seen historically, then there's a problem. 

When tenants submit maintenance requests Mynd just sends out a vendor to deal with problem.

That will locate and document the nature of the problem, as well as letting you know how deep it is.

That is my biggest problem as well.

However they know they just feeding people that really don’t know real estate too well other than they saw a commercial about it and found out they can make a lot of money, they just want that first paid credit card payment you times that by 100,000 people pawn you got yourself another revenue stream in addition to real estate so that’s the problem.

Employees are the problem , they are the biggest cost and the biggest problem .As far as tools go , I have great ones to Harbor Freight ones .