I plan to manage the property myself but am looking for professionals to help fill my unit with reliable tenants and take them through the contract phase. 

Beth I would be careful about drinking the kool-aid to fast.

my current cpa has been in the business for 40+ years.  He’s about 70-75 or so.  This year I just felt like it’s complicated to keep up with my invoices and give him itemized numbers.   he wants it broken down specifi...

I am a Real Estate Professional who bought a Property Management Business a little over 2 years ago.

As a new real estate professional it was imperative to me to be able to learn from successful people as well as be in an environment that breeds success.

Likely your first step will be hiring a virtual assistant to take care of simple tasks that you might not need to be doing yourself.Also, if your goal is to become a full time investor, what is stopping you?

So, a couple of months after the suit was started the  buyer said "heck with it" (or "bananas" if you don't care for cursing) and stopped paying the mortgage. 

It's not always necessary to notify their bank but if you wanted to you could send them a notice saying the payments will be coming from this new name.It's important for both parties to work with real estate professionals familiar with "subject to" transactions, including real estate attorneys, to ensure that all legalities are properly handled and both parties are protected.Hope this helps clarify some of your questions!

Some jurisdictions are strict on permits, and some don't care at all. 

Instead of denying them, can we refer them directly over to the owner for them to sign a lease with the owner who is willing to effectively manage the contract, payment and relationship BUT would still want to retain us (albeit for a lower fee) to deliver ONLY guest and property care activities (guest communications, organizing cleaning, lawn and pool care etc).