This is a tough one as I believe there were mistakes made but would it have had a significant impact on what happened?

We had a client that bought in Port huron and then ended up selling their property because they went through 3 PMCs and gave up trying to find a great one:(Some copy and paste advice below:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

It is where you can eliminate a majority of headaches or sign yourself up for a roller coaster ride.

Requiring an application before showing is always a mistake but even more so in todays market.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

In Trustee sales once you hand over your check its done your money is gone and not coming back unless there was a mistake in the sale or the owner filed a very late BK that was not caught before the sale was cried.

The "Initial Filing" is extremely important to get this right the 1st time as there are limited safe harbors for mistakes to avoid the penalties.

I made a lot of mistakes for a new investor.

I haven't eliminated the abilit to use quarters, but I only need to empty the machines 2-3 times a year. 

This was my worst rental related mistake ever.Trust your gut.