Most importantly, find the source of the mold and correct that. 

Their explanation is that the numbers I'm seeing come from sources that only use data that is reported to them by realtors who choose to list rentals there for example and that most management companies like them will not publish their actual rents so their numbers are based on their own comps which are more accurate. 

We built out a Diligence tool that grabs data from multiple sources ( Paid and non-paid), aggregated together to give us data on multiple properties in that matter of minutes. 

@Sharad BoniRecommend 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.

I haven't been following this too closely but this is what many various news sources have reported and I believe that's why he's being sued and is supposedly under investigation). 

They want someone who can source deals, analyze them, negotiate them, and help them make more $. 

Purchase price: $80,000 Cash invested: $150,000 Hoarder house sourced through a wholesaler with plans to renovate and turn into a short term rental What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

You want to be as long term focused as possible while maintaining a stable source of cash to burn every month for life expenses 

Quote from @Jayant Reddy: Mold requires a source of water.

For me the value came from 2 sources: 1.