Also keep in mind that at least the time I read the rules an owner had to reside within X number of miles of the city and if they didn't they had to hire a local PM. 

I own properties in a number of states and have hired and worked with a number of property mgmt firms and these guys hands down are the worst.

We hired a General Contractor for an exterior back wall stabilization.

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I started hiring people and was purchasing properties left and right.

We hired staff that managed and ran it with us overseeing operations with a weekly Zoom call.

Hiring a maintenance company who doesn't have that relationship with the resident may or may not work.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

Closing and fixing a house def takes up more then the remaining 1/2 a job even as I do hire out as much to contractors. 

We hired a GC for an exterior back wall stabilization.