It is a growing area that is right on Highway 32 so it is continuing to have new businesses and companies moving into the area.

In all seriousness they are a customer service company that just so happens to be in real estate.

Once the pressure is gone and the knowledge comes around, we wouldn't mind taking on a bigger complex, or possibly owning our own property management company. 

I am looking to buy a SFR and want help from a Property Management Company to manage it.

Asking the sellers to repair the whole roof is quite common, sometimes their insurance company will repair it for them!

Or what software/company do you use to obtain background checks on your tenants ?

To be honest the profit from real estate sometimes way higher than the salary while you're on your 'stuck company' during h1/greencard process.

You can definitely create a pm company like you mentioned.  

Interview a couple different companies if you can. 

Several times we hired a professor/soil scientist who taught most of the soil scientist in the state.The township/SEO (Sewage Enforcement Officer) has historic records and can tell you if a specific lot is:A. passed septic testB. failed septic testC. never testedI used to be a licensed SEO and took all the state courses to do perk tests, so am very familiar with the process.In Bigger Pockets Podcast #82 we only slightly touched on land subdivision, development and vacant lots.