I don’t feel the need to explain myself, or promote his program, but I will say that I have learned tremendously what would have been difficult for me in another community. 3k is nothing compared to other mastermind groups.

They're reputable but I'd be happy to draw up a quote for you to compare side by side.  

The straightforward method is to do everything yourself, as in my example above.

I can have my clients give me feed back if you want to send me the address via PMAlso I got stuck with a few props there when my first balt client imploded ( of course i was in them at wholesale levels) but I exited with ASHLAND auctions and we recouped generally speaking.Also Section 8 there pays a very large amount compared to most markets if your forced to keep it I would go that route you can get 1600  to 2k on section 8. 

It also depends how nice it is compared to the other options out there.

I just do not want to take this possibility off the table if it could help us really get moving in terms of number of doors we have rented out (a 2/3/4 door rental is an exponential increase in our cash flow, compared to the single family home we are planning to buy first). 

So in order to really compare apples to apples it is more complicated than just the commission portion of the transaction costs. 

Btw, about the need for rehab, I'm talking about what I think should be fairly straightforward things, like replacing carpeting, repairing drywall, but not a complete gutting and remodeling.

I had some luck in real estate groups and by sharing success stories, but the pace was slower compared to paid ads or SEO methods.One thing I recently explored was incorporating tools like those for Social Media Posts using AI.

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.