We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

If a person has RCV or ACV policy makes a huge difference, than question of what coverage level people had and if they had policy add-on's that cover cost over-runs and all that fun stuff, not to mention contents. 

Looking at some rough quotes, they start at $30 a month apparently and you can cover things like HVAC, plumbing etc...  

I think that helps cover the possible fluctuations. 

Big, covered, outdoor living areas also appear to be a winning amenity for each home. 

Get a good cap rate basically covers your financing and ideally 20% more for maintanance, prop management fees.

They also raising more capitol to cover the monthly loses which dilutes our shares.

We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

However, most of these properties still cash flow well (or enough to cover PITI). 

There are organizations that can provide the family with rental assistance; every municipality has one - and the assistance covers utilities as well.