Working with brokers, vendors, and partners is crucial.

@Partap Aujla: understand your apprehensions, but not sure there's any easy solution:( If most PM's actually really reviewed their screening/credit report vendor agreements, I'd be surprised if they ALL didn't limit access of the data to only PMC employees. 

Best way to make your choice, get quotes for both and while doing so ask the vendors what are the pros and cons to each.

Applying those principle, focus your energy on doing the preventative things on a day to day basis that reduces the risk of claims from occurring in the first place  (siginign vendor agreeements /collecting insurance certificates) and carry appropriate levels of insurance.

I found one vendor called Rent Manager. 

But there are some challenges; notably it's easy to rehab out all your equity and it can be hard to find contractors/vendors sometimes.Also, a small town can be particularly vulnerable if it's reliant on one major company if that company leaves.

Ask agents, investors, vendors etc..This will take more than a few weeks.

You have no liability if the router needs reset and you're in Europe for another two weeks - you don't have to interrupt your vacation to get a vendor to go into your home and fix/diagnose, or get to the secure part of a building where you store that equipment. 

One with 90+ members is great because it affords the HOA a lot of economies of scale with vendors thereby keeping HOA fees lower.Review the HOA financials and make sure they have a substantial reserve that would cover a hail storm deductible and/or other storm damage.Read the Bylaws to make sure they're rentable and check the pet limitations.Check the common grounds for any big ticket items that may need replaced soon.

A GC has connections with vendors and subs that an investor can never match.