We already paid them a pretty sizeable entry fee ($30k) to cover some of their equity and debt in another project..Your title report should have alerted you to the issue.The payoff the escrow company got from the lender should have alerted you to the problem.Your interview of the seller before you bought the house, should have alerted you to the problem.You calculations on the numbers should have alerted you to the problem.Check, cross check and check again.

It seems they have crossed into CPA territory and no longer need do it themselves.

Quote from @Sean Gallagher: This is my fear, I have not crossed over to a property manager but just what you discuss has me worried because one day I know I'll have to. 

A PMC is the ONLY one that will deal daily with your property.Here's some copy & paste advice on hwo to screen PMCs: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.

Donating money to large (FEMA, Red Cross), local organizations or Go Fund Me pages would be the quickest way.

@Stacey OlsonRecommend 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.

During this time, tenant complained of cross contamination, claims got nail in foot while in kitchen - all the same time accessing these areas to take pictures etc.

When I'm figuring out how to price an Airbnb I always cross-reference AirDNA or PriceLabs to get an estimate on what the income would be.

@Ike Okwerekwu 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.

As long as you do with the same lender they can cross collateralize. 3.