I just recently found out that my company is closing mid summer.

Back to my question, does anyone have recommendations on where to go, or companies to look into?

We can help you out with offmarket aquisition and Property Management in Cincinnati , give me a call to see if we have answers to all the woes you had with your previous PM companies you used , or if you are new to investing in cincinnati we can start from basics and help you put as well 

Is it to our advantage to mention that we're just a regular couple, not a company?

Again.... from professionals I haven't met and friends whom I know personally that run their own companies...I am curious, what is your policy on hiring friends (whom own their own companies) to work on your properties?

I'd like some reviews on property management companies in these cities as that will be a big deciding factor for me since I will be an out of state investor and this will be my first investment!

If the new owner gets title insurance, the title company will usually discover the tax sale and redeem at closing.

Quote from @Faisal Zaman: Contact the payment processing company and see if you can contest the reversal.

Also are appraisals always required I know that some companies used BPOs.

While I don't have enough experience with either company to say one is better or worse for hosts than other, I've always found VRBO to be the far clunkier and less user friendly by miles.