I have been listening to BiggerPockets for a couple of months now and have been doing my own research over the past several months as well.

A PMC is the ONLY one that will deal daily with your property.Here's some copy & paste advice on hwo to screen PMCs: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.

Curious...have you already identified a specific neighborhood in Findlay where you see the most potential, or are you still exploring the entire city?

Starting with a smaller property or a few fix-and-flip projects can help you build equity, gain credibility with lenders, and better understand the process before scaling up.Securing funding for larger projects can be challenging without prior experience, but options like hard money loans might be worth exploring.

Anyone have any experience in this area?

I did some research first to see if they are even legitimate and what their reviews are like.

I personally have no connections with anyone who is involved in this niche and I'm wondering how other people have started their journey.

Any advice on starting out on this in the Houston or Katy market?  

We’ve done our research.

This level of scrutiny drastically reduces the risk of renting to unreliable tenants.Realtors vs.