Regardless of whether the owner turns a profit, brokers are called up on to sell, lease and manage, lenders will finance, contractors (often affiliated with PM companies will be called upon to put out the constant fires).

I am interested in meeting mortgage brokers, investors, and real-estate agents in the Austin area, as well as anyone who can connect my abilities as an engineer to a tech company in the area.I love learning new things, and not knowing how to do a thing has never stopped me from doing it.

Does anyone have suggested property management companies they've used in Florida that they can recommend I reach out to, to see if we're a good fit for each other?

Quote from @Catherine Ding: My PM company is offering to do it for a high fee of $100/month so I'm trying to find alternative options.

Some outreach to local companies with a transient workforce may be worth your time - you'd have 1 lease rather than 5 (1 per bedroom). 

I don't know what I have to gain about doing otherwise.If ANYONE would like to chat further, please DM and I'll send you my cell phone number so we can chat directly.

There are companies out there who will review a file for you (for a fee) and be able to tell you what was changed on the document? 

The husband told us to apply through Zillow, so we filled out the application on the platform.Before completing the application, we spoke to the wife over the phone to clarify some questions.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1075919-five-...This forum features multiple cost segregation companies that work nationwide.

the company I went with was 12k and performed high quality work.