Build a team of people to help; an agent who isn't trying to talk you into every opportunity and knows how to analyze a deal; a lender who offers you all the possibilities; an inspection company that can get things done quickly; finally a property management company that comes with good referrals.

You would want to work closely with your CPA or a good 1031 company to nail down the timing of it all. 

If not, I would still recommend going ahead with a professional cleaning company that has experience with mold remediation (make sure they send before and after pictures as well), if you really wanted you could give a small credit to the tenant to make them happy as well but 100% not required. 

I have been investing in SFRs for the last 16 years and I have built a turnkey company from the ground up starting in 2013. 

I think I would look for a company that has an architect and construction so that just maybe things are a little more streamlined.

Are there any specific marketing channels or tactics that property management companies often overlook but can be highly effective in lead generation?

@Brianna Johnson you’ll need to find out from your mortgage company how much extra you can pay into an escrow account because many have overage triggers where they’ll send it back to you if it goes over their limits.

I hired a company, which turns out to be a guy operating solo.

Hi Salvatore,If you don't transfer the title and the mortgage to the LLC and do all the paperwork to show your LLC instead of your name, then you are still liable for any issue that happens to your tenant if they want to sue you.Mortgage companies in general allow to transfer to an LLC after one or two years.As Bill's mentioned, don't commingle funds is key as well, as soon as an LLC is open you have to open an LLC business account and everything towards the LLC goes there.

I'm biased because I work for a company that helps agents do just that, and this is not a pitch (I'll not mention my company name at all,) it's a genuine ask for help.