Keep in mind banks still pool forclosed assets together and sell them all together as a group to one company.  

You will get killed on the C and D properties which are usually the majority of most properties handled by a metro PM company. 

you can utilize a skip tracing company to get contact information for the owners.

@Phillip Austin we've looked into these and it's our opinion they should only be used with Class A tenants, maybe Class B - deifinitely NOT Class C or D tenants.Several companies in this area will no longer allow S8 leases or tenants under 600 credit scores - because of the high number of claims & corresponding claim amounts.

Additionally, ATCP 134.05 says that if the tenant provides a consumer credit report from an agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis and it is less than 30 days old, the landlord may still run a credit check but at its own expense.When I inquired with the company, they replied: "These laws are in place to ensure that you, as a landlord, are not profiting by incentivizing multiple applicants to apply when you have no intent to rent to them.

Trusting what the franchise tells you is foolish.I can tell you this: there are companies selling leads to real estate agents all the time.

@Mohit Gupta  depending on number of occupants your regular insurance can cover it, read the policy, ours covers two roomers. 

Anyone familiar with PMs who collude with house-hunting companys to purposefully make me more inclined to sell?

Who are a few great companies I could speak with that have turn-key properties available?

Hi @Chantelle Lewis - We run a boutique STR/MTR Management company here in LA.