@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.

Different platforms are popular in different areas. 

I'd encourage you to come join us sometime and network with other investors in your shoes. https://investorpropertyloan.com/reor/See some clips from previous meetups here!

Once we figured that out, we then found the best platform given our goals, to build our business on top of. 

There are lots of places but I only have to make the following manual inputs and the platforms will list them for me on all platforms:Must have:Zillow.

My advice if you could build a small team with payment of 50% or some sort of percentage of your spreads as payment .8 director of your marketing campaigns it will be that employees job to buy things like the Deal Automator that makes marketing easier and more consolidated and less all over the place Carry what did Deal Automator does is take all tools you need as an REI and consolidated into one platform

There are some of the new online lending platforms that might work, but again I think probably what they will charge you vs what you might make is not a good option. 

If so that's encouraging. 

I'll leave it with some encouragement: don't be afraid to make a move!

The latter also encourages them to leave the place in good condition and to make it available for showings (with 24 hours' notice and grouping showings-never leave perspective tenants alone inside if the house is occupied).