Be sure to check out the blogs and podcasts as well as the forums.  

I have been perusing the BP forums and blogs for some time and will definitely continue to look here for tools, tips, and tricks. 

Thank you @John Horton, I am a noob here and currently trying to learn about investment in residential and just learned about this turn-key from an article that is why I am trying to find out more information and get more opinion from people that have more experience than I am.

I have put in numerous hours of researching local markets, studying the terminology of investment, reading the investment blogs/books, talking with established investors and of course, listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast.

There is a good blog post about reasons to use property management companyFive Good Reasons to Use a Property Management Companyhttp://www.colonyamericanfinance.com/five-good-rea...But the question is, how do you find a good property management company?

Berkeley and oh, oodles of years of professional writing, blogging, social media, newsletter and journalism experience.  

If you only need basic info about active listings the MLS is fed to a variety of websites (Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia) that are free and available to the public.There have been posts on this topic on BP in the past:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3387/24575-mls...

Just finished reading an article regarding evictions in CA.

Dig into the podcasts and some of the how to articles. 

@Jesse E.Try to locate the BP blog called - Ultimate guide to the FNMA Homestyle Renovation loan by William Robison, Nov 2015.You may find that very helpful and perhaps appropriate for your needs.