We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

In one case, for example, "it is absolutely impossible to get counterparty approval for your new buyer because they just require so much information," he said.Aggressive collection techniques used by some buyers also can be a concern for sellers if they feel the harm to the customer relationship or their reputation outweighs the gain from a distressed second lien sale.A sample of lenders' first- and second-lien past dues based on unpaid principal balance from MortgageStats.com shows these are generally low today.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Get the mortgage, pay your bills, stick to your plan, don't ever commit fraud to harm others (getting owner occupied loans and moving out early isn't hurting anyone unless you stop paying your bills), and keep on pushing forward.

Us SoCal dudes aren't too familiar with that stuff or any other wet substance that supposedly falls from the sky.

Here's how mine reads (taken from the California Assoc of Realtors residential lease agreement):No smoking of any substance is allowed on the premises.

No harm in calling to find out.

No harm in getting it under contract as long as you have all the applicable contingenices in place. 

Also, how do you like being an agent, and how has it helped/harmed you in developing your business?

If you profit, get rich and help others along the way then where is the harm in that?