We hired an appraisal company to do an appraisal knowing we were under the gun because now the seller is threatening to sue me and keep my earnest money.

Have a great foundation repair company in your contacts list as well as a great structural engineer.Some flippers thrive on these properties as without repair they can be difficult to finance with financing an owner/occupant would use. 

Quote from @Doug Smith: When we started this company, I had been a special assets officer (handling non-performing loans for banks trying to extricate them from the deals with as little damage to them as possible) during the last big crash.

He's still a loose cannon.I am willing to eat crow on the boring company. 

Always good to know of other companies who provide products and services!

@Alex Mull as some with experience in both turnkey and all-in active investing, I can tell you the biggest advantage is saving, time, hassle, and some full-service turnkey companies mitigate your risk by doing the upfront renovations and placing qualified residents while the company still owns the house.

Most PMC's will add extra fees to help the company make some extra revenue.

KW is a very popular choice for new agents because of the company culture.

That being said, all of these lead-generating companies do the same thing and often use the same data to source contact information.

I would take a trip and meet with different companies.