It also encourages me to keep the maintenance up because I get a bonus for a quick placement and I don't risk getting fired by the PM for maintaining my property poorly. 

Discriminating against people with poor credit!

If you have a poor deal be forthright about it but make sure you don't repeat that mistake so you can share a learning experience.

What features would you prioritize for the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) in either scenario?

We also have no seasoning products that would allow you to pull some cash out if that made sense for you. 

They should be able to help with "cover numbers" for budgeting purposes based on typical products used or ask them if they work with other investors - learn what the market is doing.

Buyers are reading concepts on investing that we haven't seen in years or decades like in Rich Dad Poor Dad. 

Figure out what you are pre-approved for, what they need to see from you, and what products would make the most sense for you.

As many others have mentioned, it does seem very likely that an adequate walk-through/turn was done by the PM company as well as it may be possible that they also have a poor contractor that is not fully resolving issues like leaks the first time around. 

If it was a poorly run property some of those might not exist.