He seemed legitimate at first, and I even had a few friends look over the materials he provided.

If anything, have a small sign in front of the house that says who the builder is and phone number (that's common for contractors to do, and also so that neighbors feel they have some to call if there is dust blowing from the site or whatever), and then you may have people calling you asking about availability (people always want something more that they had to chase and can tell their friends the story of how they got the house). 

I'm not sure by how much your rates are increasing but I have friends in NOLA who have seen a 2x increase per year.

Yeah, I can introduce you to a couple.

I have extended family in MN, which is a plus and something I’m factoring in as well.I’ve heard from friends in Iowa that MN winters are on another level, which will definitely take some getting used to. 

Friendly reminder to anyone else reading to carefully review your PMA before you sign it and before you decide to change property management companies.  

There might be larger buildings available but I don’t follow that market too much through the MLS, only some NH Landlord Facebook groups which are both owner friendly and agent friendly.

A good friend of mine once dealt with a similar setup in Philly.. big steps, narrow frontage, and enough snow to give tenants an excuse to skip shoveling alltogether.

Self-proclaimed Section 8 guru's online claim to do the latter and then find Property Managers after they purchase the property in whatever state, but I don't know how real that is.I'm a big believer in purchasing in a landlord friendly state.

I lived in LA for a decade and we have many friends, family, clients and community members suffering and send our sincerest condolences to all of those experiencing and affected this tragedy.