Such a poor-performing property manager will result in more frequent tenant turns, more frequent maintenance, which generates more income for the property manager.Another claimed advantage is that there is already a tenant in place.

Also any recommendations on how to avoid these frequent repairs?

Know your climate, so how frequently are you going to need to turn any heat source on?

For future reference, while appraisals don't always come in below intended purchase price, you can expect this to happen more frequently given today's market. 

@Joshua SunI am a CPA and I have frequent conversations with real estate investors to become potential clients.I find it that the conversations are not great when the 'investor' is very early on in his real estate journey(doesn't know a market, doesn't know what or where he will purchase his property).I find my conversations much better if the investor is at least under contract or has a good understanding of what he wants to buy.

One source of cities to avoid is Neighborhood Scout's 100 most dangerous cities.Disaster Risk - Some parts of the country suffer frequent natural disasters.

What are some websites/services that allow you to plug in specific characteristics of desired properties (for example, "I want to see a list of all properties in ______ area that are only 3 bed, 2 bath, 1000-1200 sq ft and owned by LLCs) and you are given a report of those properties. 

There are locks (you frequently get them on airbnbs) that have a set of 10 or so codes you can program them with.

Don't invest one penny into real estate or any type of investment until you have enough knowledge where you can tell other people what to do rather than asking questions.You cannot trust anyone to help make decisions regarding your investments because everyone has THER OWN PERSONAL AGENDA and that agenda is frequently focused on getting hold of your cash.Personally, I find that 99% of the information in videos and books is totally useless.

One source of cities to avoid is Neighborhood Scout's 100 most dangerous cities.Disaster Risk - Some parts of the country suffer frequent natural disasters.