You will be able to learn a lot from the forums and past posts.

You may learn a lot of valuable information about what people are looking for in your area.  

Getting right to the purpose of my post, with all the relevant context: I’m 52 and living near Seattle.

And even though virtually every sponsor agreement allows me to share investment information with others who might be advising me on it (especially when club members are bound by an NDA), I still ask the sponsor if I can share it, because it's a test.

Mel, I appreciate your post and acting smart into something you are not invested into.

Such a nice post to read after some of the others today, Lol.  

We had a client that bought in Port huron and then ended up selling their property because they went through 3 PMCs and gave up trying to find a great one:(Some copy and paste advice below:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.

Go to youtube and you can find enough information on how to do this.

Please note the information provided below is a layman's definition designed to provide a basic understanding for the general audience.

At a minimum,  you should understand what the current zoning is and what restrictions there are.As the post above mentioned reaching out or going in person to speak with the planning and zoning department will be very helpful.