We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

If the building has 4 units or less and the owner lives in one of the units.If the property is a SFH and the owner owns less than 3 SFH's.If the animal brings an undue financial hardship to the building owner.If the animal causes damages or harm to others in the building.Also just added "No Waterbeds", don't ask me why. 

A lease is no good if it is not enforced, and a tenant is no good if they are causing more harm than good.

Thanks Lesley I will obviously try going through the banks and credit unions first (there's no harm in trying the worst they can tell me is no) and after I exhaust those options (assuming none will qualify me given my situation) then I will start digging into the suggestions here in this thread. 

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesEven if someone give you a referral, don’t make the mistake of assuming the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Those are your only two options or you're going to run into a mess of laws.Every real estate investor needs at least 2 people on their team before they get involved in the market 1) a good real estate attorney that works in the market and knows the system 2) a good accountant that knows how to keep cashflow up Always consult your attorney for stuff like this, because their job is to keep you out of harm's way.

I'd obviously want to steer clear from burning any bridges or inciting potential harm to a property by jumping right to an eviction. 

My current 1 year plan is this: Use the savings I accrue over the next ~6 months from my Software Engineering position to make a down payment on a 2-4 unit multi family property within a 15 mile radius of my workplace (Shelton, CT), and house hack it!