We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the Arlington 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.

I'm starting a blog series and thought I would put this out for commentary before I publish it more formally. 

I discovered my passion in Real Estate investing almost 18 months ago and have spent my time reading Real Estate Books, listening to Podcasts, and trying to consume what I can about everything Real Estate investing.

And I noticed that one guy had recently bought like a dozen properties in the area.So, I called him and discovered that he bought them through a probate sale.

For rehab funds I've used both Discover and SoFi personal loans, one day funding and no fees at all,  but they do require good credit.Another solution would be seller financing if the seller would entertain that.Good luck!

Fast forward a year into owning the house, we discovered Bigger Pockets and decided to get our financial life in order.

We have had some very wet weather here and I have discovered a bit of water on the 3rd floor unit sheetrock, and some water at the wall level (same spot on the building) of the 1st floor unit resulting in some damp sheetrock.

If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

@Brandon Sturgill you brought some really Important points that I did not think before. using having Move in/ Move out checklist helps but to address tenant needs we personally want our tenants to be happy so will communicate with them on that. just discovered Buildium, looks this Platform is solid and far better than Zillow RM. it has a feature to add local handyman, Repairs ticket, status track, Community wall to notify all tenants and much more. i will see if anyone had any success stories using these Platforms. 

I soon discovered I did not require PM services and decided to manage the property on my own.