@Walter PinedaEven if someone give you a referral, what meets their expectations, may not meet yours.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Quote from @Melissa Conner: If you are an agent that is a landlord or you work with owners of rentals- you/they Just called Melissa. 

We simply charged 1% service fee.. so if the coupon ( in those days was 15%) We dragged 1% and divided up 14% to our fractional owners..

Usually the numbers don't work to build in these neighborhoods, unless government tax credits, etc.CCLBA has really cheap parcels for sale for owner occupants.

But if you have an owner-occupied policy while not actually living there, then you don't have the right insurance and may not be covered.

This is what happens when owners go with the cheapest PMC services they find, yet have no clue how the services actually work.- The new PMC you want to hire will have to increase your Placement Fee, so they can offer a commission to an agent that brings then a tenant.

Either the owner can pay or the buyer.

Love to keep relator out of it, but may need realtor to find a next deal for me as a duplex up to 4 plex on VA loan/owner occupy.

You make $10k from STR, you have to come up with $22k out of your pocket, not to mention the upfront $100k down payment and possibly another $20k to furnish the house unless you bought it as an existing STR.So in summary, in today's market, it's impossible to buy a STR and be a passive owner and still make enough profit to cover your mortgage payment. 

I would also add that you join your local REIA chapter (Real Estate Investor Association) as it will allow you to network with other STR owners and get more location-specific information.