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.

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. 

Greetings, I know your post is a bit older now, but I’m in your area, South Bend/ Mishawaka and just wanted to say hello. 

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

Or if you’d be swamped by forum posts saying developer. 

So I saved you 5k and read my post above on why short-term rentals are a far better investment without the headaches of going to court to recoup damages or fight claims of being a slumlord (which by all accounts he is) 

The classes all have the same information so it's not really a big deal either way.