That being said, I significanlty lack knowledge in this field.Please advise me of what you would do if you were me!

Boots on the ground, or lack thereof, are where the mistakes are made.

Please advise.ThanksMel I'd recommend a local Independent Agency that has access to multiple markets including surplus lines

You'd think 60 years would have cleansed all that but it hasn't.You might target social service and local agencies since this property was in the past a half way house or similar and was only converted to market housing to make the sale to you.

Goosehead is a franchised agency.  

Most businesses, property management or not, fail due to the lack of sales, not due to the lack of systems and phone etiquette.

this is a direct relation to lack of inventory.. new construction on many markets is as robust as its ever been.. we have had spectacular years the last 3 years of course during covid was tough with supply chains but my 500k house I am now selling for 700k and my build cost have gone up by maybe 100k.. so record profits for us.. 

One thing I noticed working for a big company was their lack of oversite on each property.

Here's her most recent thought on the matter if it helps: "Lack of inspection during building by project managers [is the problem].

Lack of knowledge about financing?