I would also ask the hvac companies (min 3) what they would recommend.

I would be happy to jump on a call and share my resources/techniques I have used in the past to get you started :) Send me a message! 

I’ve had experience with real estate investing in the past, but now I’m planning to dive into fix & flip projects.

Quote from @Min Zhang: Hi Rebecca, I highly recommend starting by clarifying your investment goals.

Challenge is, finding a PMC that meets your expectations and is organized well enough to consistently deliver.Read on for our copy & paste advice about screening PMCs:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend 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.

The all-in podcast this past week just had a great discussion on this topic

Over the past 3-4 years, most DSCR lenders have restructured the prepayment penalties to be triggered even with additional payments to principal. 

@Austin Bright Over the past three years, I’ve been using most of the major off-market techniques.Of all the methods, texting has been a double-edged sword.

I try to look past the sales pitches. 

My father past away recently and I started managing my widowed mother's estate.