I don't want to hire a property manager for everything - I'm available for and capable of tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance requests, etc (likely going to use an online app for this). 

No matter how thoroughly you screen a tenant, there is risk placing a new tenant.  

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

@Boston TaylorUse rentler for screening, applications, and even renters browsing.

How much screening did you do when you hired them?

You might want to read our series about how to “Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesIt's the first step in building a local team you can trust.

If you ever want to cuss like a sailor and brake your flat screen TV from throwing a fastball through it at the characters in the movie, then this is a must see!

As I'm new, I feel like I screened her thoroughly and she came back good on all the checks I made following Brandon's screening guide.

Meals are an often abused area of tax deductions that the IRS commonly screens for.  

Many hobby landlords poorly screen and then we get stuck with dealing with them when we buy the property.