This last PM, specific for investors and with a comparable rate sheet, placed a tenant that had over 5 evictions in my rental when he said he had cleared her for credit and past evictions.

It still seems preferable for this generation of homes in St Louis area.

@Shiloh Lundahl,At this point, the amount of time you're putting into this is making me laugh. 

Try Citizens bank if there is one by you

Let me know if I can be of any help as you start this journey.

People are trying to uncover that 1 in a thousand, if not one in 10,000 deal.  

That is what I am trying to figure out, "what is the problem trying to solve" I view this as a problem for the current owner - who wants their cake and eat it too.

Not sure how many PMCs you've had bad experiences with, but we'll take exception to:"Then do a thorough research on tenant applicants (note: leaving this to a PM may be hazardous to your financial health)".BP seems to have more threads about screening mistakes by DIY landlords as opposed to PMCs.Now, if you'd have mentioned Maintenance, you'd get no argument from me:) Even the PMC industry acknowledges maintenance as one of the biggest challenges.Rereading my post, I kinda see how I sounded negative toward PMs.  

Try to find any documentation possible.

We do not raise it to market rents, we keep it at lease 10% below to try and reduce turnover.