We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Cons- depending on your personal financials, qualifying might be more challenging and the loan might not amortize over 30-years.Another alternative would be a business-purpose rehab loan (fix and flip/fix to rent).

It’s evident that your diligent and purposeful in making it happen.

Don't you think with the HOA there, it's still easier to manage on your own compared to single-family?

Get the inspection report and check comparable properties quickly for condition and then go to the seller with your proposed reductions and be able to point out condition-comparable properties in keeping with your proposed price reduction.

Do I write the LLC a W-9 and write a check from the LLC into a personal account for tracking purposes? 

We use a fixed master code for access and can generate single-use codes for specific dates, ideal for maintenance purposes.

Here are some numbers: Current PITI: $3,970Estimated rent: $4500-$5000 (there are several homes within 4 blocks of mine that owners have turned into rentals and I've been able to compare online pics to our home, so I am confident this is a good estimate)Sq ft: 1790Estimated sale price today: 1150000-1250000Mortgage balance: 612,000I would self manage. 

We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

I hate full blown Landlord Software because I only have about 10 units and hate the fees...I am a big fan of the "Lite" Landlord Software and the only one for rent payment that can be 100% free for the landlord and the tenant WITH automatic late fees is apartments.comI actually did a whole video about this on my YouTube channel comparing the must have features of any rental collection tool!