In addition to Turbo Tenant, I would suggest that you have a local Realtor list it for rent. 

Would love feedback from anyone with personal investing and/or property management experience in these cities.

What happens if you lose on it, you now have an additional liability, not just a loss of money.Are you planning on keeping the current property or exchanging it (1031) into something else?

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

There is no additional valuation for the STR business.In the end, past performance is not an indicator of future success.

Ive done some exploring of different options for funding specific properties in Ohio but with little experience in real estate I could use some help.

Coffered ceilings, low corner additions etc.Anyone can slap lipstick on a pig, looking for high value add in high demand markets is where the $ is.

No personal experience with them. 

Additionally, I wanted to begin using properties to pull equity to go towards buying more.

Cross-Collateralization – A lender may finance the full $160,000 purchase by using your existing properties as additional security, lowering their risk and possibly reducing your down payment. 5.