How about the monthly recurring cost?  

The lack of communication between the different departments has cost me thousands of dollars.Good luck with wherever you end up and whichever company you choose!

Ask around your gen contractors, what is the cost of cosmetic repair per sq foot in the area of your interest.

If it is a viable option, any idea of the rough costs involved?

You may very well have a lawsuit on your hands, which will be very costly and be difficult to enforce too.

i've been dollar cost averaging into VNQ for a while. 

You would of course not deplete all of your cash reserves on the down payment in order to service the monthly debt payment and carrying costs, but this should give you an idea of what you can accomplish now if the time is right.Many hard money products offer 100% funding for rehab costs so you would not need to save for this portion of the BRRRR project.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

property radar does this on the west coast .. not sure if they have gotten to the east coast yet.its a paid for subscription but its uber powerful with many many features and notice of defaults are one of them. 

The cost is roughly. $150 per year for these services.