the company I went with was 12k and performed high quality work.

She is moving out and next management company sent me a questionnaire and one asked "Did they have any animals on your property?

Of course it is very important to do proper due diligence on the investment and the operator.As far as self-directed IRA there are number of companies offering such service, this topic has been discussed here on the forum many times so you should search using this keyword and learn from those discussions.

My biggest road block right now is finding a PM company.

Fearless Forecast: I've written extensively about the wonders of the Oregon Coast, including why I migrated north and why I believe many others will continue to follow.

The utility company missed an appointment and no communication from them or action to even reschedule.

I personally believe his contract job contract got cancelled as i know others from his company left that same week. 

Foundation issues are not end all be all, there are some great foundation repair companies.

I know of investors who have worked with hard money loan companies to successfully secure a DSCR loan for properties. 

All very unethical and sometimes charges are filed just to stop someone from continuing an unethical practice even though the underlying charges are not enough to win at prosecution.