If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

Subsequently, they lost all of their local employees (I even hired one for my personal properties).

Quote from @V.G Jason: Your advice in this post is sound.But you're also the guy that hired and fired 50 agents.

Also, you can find out what work needs to be done by hiring a reputable inspector.  

Hire the very best people you can to advise you based on your exact situation and circumstances and then let them help you implement a solid tax strategy that makes sense for you.Regardless of your position and role, this is without a doubt one of the highest leverage activities that you can do.Remember, it's not just about what you make, it's about what you keep in the end that matters most.

Did you hire a public insurance adjuster?

A plan is to work with a real estate agent, use FHA or conventional loans, and hire a property manager for residency.Good luck!

Currently we are working on 3 properties that we have hired an attorney with a title company to navigate through the taxes and who all may have claims to the property. 

Hire the very best people you can to advise you based on your exact situation and circumstances and then let them help you implement a solid tax strategy that makes sense for you.Regardless of your position and role, this is without a doubt one of the highest leverage activities that you can do.Remember, it's not just about what you make, it's about what you keep in the end that matters most.

Potentially becomes an extortion issue if you hire an agent to list and sell.