My suggestion would be to select someone with the most forum posts or most reviews.

The dilemma i face now is that I can’t decide if it makes more sense to embrace the c class identity this property gives the impression of, or put a lot more into the renovation, get better quality tenants and convert it to the B class property that the building (and the area) should/could be.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

I was under the impression i could as a self representing buyer.

Impressive first rehab/rental!

My two cents: try to select a strategy that works best for your skill set, market, and risk tolerance.

@Caroline PowellAnother thing .... make certain your selected contractor is very well versed on 203k's.

But you can't take 0.033% of the results of an experiment that sway one way, and ignore the other 96.67% that sway the OTHER way and selectively pick the 0.033% as the winner and ignore the 96.67% just because you like that outcome.That's ridiculous!!

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

As a Tampa native, I'm truly impressed!