I know the East Asian furnished-home-feature desirability checklist (shoe storage at entrance, good rice cooker, good cooktop, exterior venting extraction hood), but is there something I'm missing for a South Asian audience? 

Landlords mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact same services and operate the exact same way, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services.This also leads them to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.

Even the wholesaling companies we get leads from didn't have many MFRs to share. 

While appreciation only refers to price increases, property prices are the leading indicator for future rents.

I'm guessing because you will lose tenants during a market crash and the large amount of debt can lead to the mortgage coming out of your own pocket (ie negative cash flow), and you can't sell the properties either since the prices dropped so low?

We are waiving the asbestos ($200), (possible asbestos containing vinyl in kitchen, which we will either cover up with vinyl plank, or remediate once we actually own the house, and lead ($300).

Which leads me to think that this fee is not only high but almost unnecessary when you as the renter do pretty much all of the work besides opening the door to the show property and getting the lease agreement signed (which are for the most part just made from a boilerplate template). 

If not addressed, it could lead to fracture in the tank and leaking effluent (worse case scenario).

I wanted to know if there's anyone in the area that can help me out a little to find leads and if I should branch off to a different market in wholesaling if so where I've been researching places that maybe I could wholesale in but no leads.

As with anything else, its scary to get into leading a syndication as a Sponsor, 1.