My investment property is in upstate NY and I live out of state and am managing myself (via my brother that lives in town), not a house hack, long term rental on both sides.

As a new property manager I’d like to be on top of that if someone asks me, what I suggest would look the best and be the best in their rental units.I had an awesome property manager who would buy the modern nice looking flooring in bulk so when his owners needed to rehab a unit he sold them the modern vinyl plank flooring for cheap.

Review their management agreement.

I would recommend consulting with a property manager and real estate agent for your search. 

I'm currently looking for a local banker in Jackson Mississippi because I would like to refinance my portfolio of homes there.

Hi Namal - About a year ago I went searching for online property management software for the sole purpose of receiving online payments (I don't use any of the other features). 

Having been a branch manager at a mortgage bank and then crossing over to Mortgage broker side, I can tell you a mortgage broker typically has significantly better rates than a mortgage bank.

They’re asking that I designate a project manager who would be able to visit the site regularly, but is not the GC.

We managed to deal with all the wear and tear issues without too much pain, even the toddler. 

Things have been slow trying to build my real estate portfolio through single family and small multi fam.