Maintenance cost will continue to rise, it will continue to be hard to find reliable, fairly priced vendors and keep them, it seems like it will only get harder to hire and keep good maintenance techs also.    

A quick Google search should help find Houston-specific data.For maintenance costs, consider reaching out to local property managers.

I’d say around 30–40% of our maintenance requests are small things like tripped breakers, loose hinges, slow drains, or smoke alarms beeping.

I’m still actively involved in the market today.Detroit checks a lot of boxes for what you’re looking for: low acquisition costs, decent rent-to-price ratios, and middle-of-the-road landlord-tenant laws.

The low score is due to a recent lawsuit he lost.

Does anyone know a low-fee brokerage in Connecticut?

A few months ago they also reported a burnt-out light bulb, which we replaced; we’d like to clarify which maintenance tasks are ours and which are the tenant’s.We plan to use the California Apartment Association lease forms.

I have somewhat of a dumb question regarding a maintenance concern.

I have estimated low maintenance costs because the house is completely renovated and is basically new.

Newer properties often require less CAPEX, have lower maintenance risks, and can attract better tenants.