Ideally the owner would handle everything and would have no need for a property management company with only this single duplex in their portfolio. 

I've worked for Superstar Car Wash, Circle K, and The Carioca Company. 

Does the operational company already exist and have income history?

Suncoast is a very big company.  

Typically, if you have a mortgage, the mortgage company will collect taxes and insurance when you pay,  so there is not really any budgeting required for this.

Anything beyond that is going to take some blocking and tackling (reaching out directly to local companies like solar farms, construction, medical staffing agencies, etc.).

A third party company that integrates with our system.

And I think a lot of companies will realize that productivity is generally higher in cooler climates.

From there, I would like to consider a 1031 exchange in the future to acquire more units.My current property management company suggested that they could handle a mid sized apartment building but I would absolutely not consider them for it as I believe they have overextended themselves and communication is lacking.

Through my studies, I met my current employer, who owns a construction company where I serve as the Sales Director.