The process must be understood and applied to team building, investing your and 3rd party capital, and financial deal structure with debt and equity sources. 

Still working through the process, but looks like it may work.

So I dont know good investment maybe.. cooks off in the next 5 years we make some pretty serious dough..

I find it hard to come up with reasons when the screening process is being done over the internet.

While I agree that the purchase is an important part of the process, if you buy based on price and not on the STR aspect of the deal, it could fail.You might get the best damn deal on a property in an area that makes a terrible STR thus it isn't a deal at all.

I really want to find a reliable and reputable PM to work with during this process. 

That process has direct lender involvement.Where the challenge lies, is when unsophisticated "investors" with no experience, no money and no reserves use creative financing (often called wrap, subto, lease option, seller financing, land contract) to purchase properties and along the way there is a "hiccup".

I’m in the process of evaluating the purchase of a laundromat and looking to engage with some folks to ask some questions. 

How are you approaching the process of lining up buyers for each property?

Some banks even offer features that allow account holders to manage individual tenant information within one account, making the process more convenient.