We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, 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-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Is it a new BMW 5 series?

I can imagine that many would charge for an series of bids when most of the bids resulted in no potential for a job because the client did not own the property and did not purchase the property.On the other hand, the guy should have told you up front about the charge. 

We will try to buy the materials, and then do a series of draws. 

Nolo has a series of books that are completely adequate to show you the pieces that need to be in place.

@Lisa TalbotYou might want to follow the "Deep Dive" series we're doing on our BiggerPockets blog about Metro Detroit cities, City of Detroit Neighborhoods and comparing Metro Detroit to other hotspots investors usually consider: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/99854-deep-dive-into-metro-detroit-cities-ecorse(BP search feature can be problematic, so we’ve also added links @ our website under View Cities & Neighborhoods We Service)Doubt you'll find this much info for any other market in the country.

Wyoming also has a series LLC now.

*I have a really great webinar series on underwriting if you want some structure around what to look for - can't post the link here so feel free to message me7.

I'm not here to offer social commentary or anything but I'm starting to see why people on the Bigger Pockets podcast and other investing series say "your network decides your net worth".

I am all for creativity in funding deals and perhaps even education in REI but with limited funds you might continue the video course, listen to 185 podcasts, attend the weekly webinars, listen to the 100 askbp podcasts, and review the millions of forum posts.I made it through the video series, more than half way through podcasts, and am consuming the forums with ravenous tenacity.