If you can find a smoking hot deal, it will overcome many of the external factors, particularly if your holding window is relatively short.A final thought -- if you are going to hire a propety manager, why constrain yourself to a 3-4 hour drive?

Go to NARPM web site and search the directory.

Google Harvey property management  Indianapolis  and send message over web site in Indianapolis

Not one person on any review across the web has mentioned any other source with mostly accurate data pulls on these digital platforms.

Many parks cut out external investors and trap the residents who own their homes.  

Hey @Ben Morand as Kerry mentioned we have developed a web app that showcases all of the permitted jobs in Indianapolis so that investors can see what contractors are doing what work & reach out to them.

The majority of the time cracking and deflection is a symptom of external issues happening around the property.

Keep giving them references, especially on the internet and web forums.4. 

I have tried to locate information from my usual sources (You tube and the web) with no satisfactory results)Please provide me some information, links or easier, or contacts who can provide consults for small fee. 

I think an important corollary to what you're saying is to be confident in your ability to implement your strategy, or abandon it altogether and change course if needed due to external factors.