You don't want to give notice and not be able to find a new manager in time.

Either way if they stay at it long enough most will learn in time.

I go to the BP meetups in Erie, Denver and Littleton and do the best I can to interact in a pleasant manner there.  

Then use a web based application taking service like rentmarketplace dot com to take applications and do credit check.Read in the landlording forums on how to screen, write your ad (besure to put your written requirements at the bottom of your ad so applicants know before they call).In time you may decide to turn over management to a property manager, or an agent.  

Ours saves us tons of money in time.

At this point in time you have lost a lot of time and will ultimately lose a lot of money.

It's allowed me to become intimately familiar with what types of investments (SFR, MFR, commercial, short-term) will get me to my goals and how each will impact my timeline.

The plan was to purchase, rehab/update (requires about $5k-$10k) and have it ready to resell by around winter/spring 2018 or earlier, in time for when the "snow birds" from the northern states are vacationing and looking for property to purchase.  

From my experience (at least here in Louisiana), the thing to remember is that you don't get the opportunity to inspect the property physically prior to closing.I have been pleasantly surprised and the I have also been "unplea$antly $urpri$ed"If you're the winning bid you assume the risk of the need for an eviction, a title lien, or unknown repairs required.The newer the property the more likely (it seems to me) you may have these risks of unknown liens or need for repairs.I would do it again, but I will only buy at 60% if ARV.

Thanks for sharing that and congratulations... even for knowing your numbers as intimately as you do (not every investor does).