I have spoken to property managers who have lost thousands for want of  a simple AKA search.Also, if someone is that invested in a tenant's report, perhaps they're in a less in demand market, and they want to be sure they reject a tenant.For the prospective tenant: their life is getting screwed over because of a less then thorough company.

They have a different mindset than us, plain and simple.  

With that in mind my short simple answer would be to get 3 estimates.

Chante many investors will welcome the chance to mentor you for one simple reason, if you can bring the deal to them, it is in their best interest to work with you and do more deals like this. 

Simple as that!

Mainly it's a matter of ignorance and simple curiosity in the small towns (population 95% white) around here.As one small example, one of my best friends is South Korean and she's gotten a lot of dumb questions - including one or two people asking whether she speaks English.

Goal is mainly to protect myself and to keep accounting simple and centralized; also taxes organized, etc.Thank you-Chad Hurin

Simple.

Could it just be as simple as an assignment through title to get the property into her name?? 

If you're looking to stay passive, I would keep it simple.