I am familiar with being licensed thru nmls but never heard of any other type of certification  means nothing.. its just a private company non accredited.. 

Also, be sure to notify your insurance company that while you are still living on the property, you also have tenants. 

@Jeff Nash would be a great resource to speak with on companies/investments to offset your W2.

I was new to the SFR investment world, and it was important to me to work with company with good reputation that can act quickly.

The issue is you cannot force insurance companies to do business in the state.

I'm the VP of a roofing company in South Florida and work with a few good PM companies on a regular basis, a lot of bad ones too.There are good and bad PMs in each of those companies. 

Anyone have any experiencing getting the city/utlities company to add separate meters? 

I know out here on the West coast with our digitalized title plants that each title company has it would be a matter of a few clicks for customer service department to transmit a copy of the mortgage to me..

@Kana Watanabe HI Kana,  I work with a company who specializes in ADU's.  

A reputable title company will keep things on track.