Since it sounds like your job is flexible and you can work remotely, explore the option of staying here for several weeks to perform your due diligence. 

Hi there, I'm curious if anyone knows of lenders that would let me perform a cashout refi without a seasoning period for me to be on title for 6 months. 

Of course, the wear and tear was through the roof and the water heater or HVAC never seemed to perform to his liking when it is summer and you have 14 breathing, walking talking 98.6F meat-sicles in the house warming it up.  

@Nicolette YorkRecommend 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.

But you can still optimize portfolio performance while still reducing risk.  

Can you quickly see performance data or a single property, region, or total portfolio?

I bought 4 new constructions in brandon and pearl and while they performed fine .. they never really went up in value over 14 years of owning them..  

@Varun Hegde - This is a good topic.Often a title policy is issued to "XYZ Entity or Individual(s) and/or it's assigns" – however unless the title company handling my closing can perform a date down from when the existing title policy is ordered and issue an update in my name, I purchase a new policy at closing and factor the cost into my offer price. 

I prefer someone holding the CRE designation to perform the study, although MAI designees are usually also qualified.  

Unless there were holes in the walls or something that looked obviously damaged by them, I could see the wear and tear defense being accurate.