-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Ideally the owner would handle everything and would have no need for a property management company with only this single duplex in their portfolio. 

I would look up NARPM and start with them..Below are some questions I would think would be a good starting point for you to see who really treats their company like a business or a hobby.

Also a good pm company will provide a P&L every month.

The title company takes the funds from the sale, and then pays off those liens and clears them.

It's not as much of a thing as most REI education companies make it to be.How many PCF properties would you like? 

But make that police report with the video evidence as the insurance company is going to want a copy.

I also have talked with this company but I feel they are not telling me the whole story, makes me leery of this business.

If you do decide to keep the rentals, let me know if you need any property management company recs!

I'm a central CT based investor, flipper, and property management company owner.