.• Routine 2×/year, drive-by quarterly.Options: annual/semi-annual • drive-by quarterly/semi-annualOnboarding & Reserve• Full property onboarding.• $400 maintenance reserve per unit (trust account; no monthly “emergency fee”).Options: $300/$400/$500I want no hidden fees and clear, regular updates.

And then their kids learn the same routine and just a never ending cycle. 

., weak trust-accounting routines, slow ad approvals, unclear authority/access).Compensation models that worked for you: monthly retainer, per-door supervision fee, revenue share, flat + performance, any minimums/exit clauses.Ballpark ranges and how they scale as doors grow.Where you found them: NARPM chapters, Texas REALTORS/local boards, TREC license search, BP groups, LinkedIn, referrals.Contract must-haves for an IC setup: authority, E&O proof, ad-approval SLA, trust-account signatories, data access, transition/exit clauses.  

Wednesday morning, I got the kind of call every landlord dreads — our contractor broke a pipe under the kitchen sink during some routine work.

That detail matters.I scheduled a routine walkthrough with the tenants to check on the condition of the property.

Screening tenants and setting up a property management routine that keeps your first rental running smoothly.

Airbnb routinely sides with the guests.

we removed an exterior door, added 2 windows, complete new kitchen, new existing bathroom, new electrical and climbing, added a mini split AC, and added an eye brow porch in addition to new flooring.  

The IRS wants to see routine paychecks if you file this way.But once you are sending yourself the cycle checks, you can always make up a one-off check and send it to yourself on top of the cycle checks. 

If you're going the umbrella insurance route, perhaps see if it will cover you for several things including just the routine slip and fall (like mold or earthquake).