Try blocking pop-ups.Most of the time you can highlight the text you are interested in, copy it, then paste it into a blank text document created by the windows notepad or similar text editor.

By having the nicest home on the block you can be pickier about Who rents your home, and in most cases your renter will stay longer! 

On the other hand, if you have a few houses on the same block where the PM is already spending their time, it certainly makes their life easier and so they can afford to charge less.So find out who is providing good PM services on the same block or as close as possible and they should be your target PM.Oren

Is there a pain-free way to actually get a rate quote on either?

As @Natalie Kolodij mentioned; you'll want separate LLCs to hold the properties in.It sounds like a pain but when (not if) you get sued by a tenant or random that came on your property; you'll be grateful you had a secondary LLC under the umbrella of your larger corp.Some investors go as far as titling each home to a TRUST which is managed by an LLC that's under the umbrella of a corp.

For example, there's a duplex on San Jose and Oak, one block off of Park.

Tips: search down to the parcel block, then manually find the actual parcel.

Great way to build up some capital (though moving is a pain).  

Just would like to find a 3 story shell in a block or closer to some blocks already gentrification happening.

I'd either crate the dog when you're not there, or block off the kitchen.