I also listed properties that were supposed to cross list to Zillow/Trulia but would not show up. 

I am cross eyed by all the FB and Instagram gurus but one or two seem to be legit and I absolutely want a mentor and a team.

@Chantelle LewisRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

@Nicholas A. your shotgun approach has a high probability of getting the exact quality you put into it.95%+ of real estate agent, many of them posting they are "investor-friendly", only know how to deal with owner-occupied transactions. 

There are also a large number of accountants we work with who say that as long as it is done at arms length as a business like transaction then they are fine with it. 

Upon BP member recommendations, my husband got his real estate license which now helps increase our access and decrease our transaction costs.

This seamless transaction capitalized on strategic market insight and a prime opportunity.

Unfortunately due to the property values, the cash proceeds will be disproportionately impacted by transactional costs associated with the financing (doc prep, appraisal, recording etc.) which will also hurt the available proceeds compared to the same LTV financing of higher value real estate that can better absorb these transactional costs. 

You and your legal, tax and financial advisors should review this transaction in greater detail, especially the PLRs, to ensure you understand the significant risks involved and are structuring the transaction as close as possible to the PLRs to mitigate some of the risks.

I have the chain of emails between them and the contractor pretty much saying that they saw the cable but rather then calling they called after digging through the cable.