Current property manager appears to be unresponsive and also seems to lack work ethics.Looking for recommendations of reliable, professional and responsive property manager who manages in those areas.

You can enter for a lower price, learn the management process, and just get a feel for real estate investing without taking on a huge project.

Most of that here will go into the downpayment and closing costs and even then, especially if you long-term rent out the property, you'll likely not cash flow much at all even if you self-manage.  

Both properties are under property managers.

We have 2 LLC's that run management companies and 10 LLC's that do real estate investing.

While insurance has covered some costs, the process has been stressful, even with a property manager (their responsiveness to these issues has been slow).

I managed a budies house in a strict HOA and he was continuously being sent bills for fines from things like parking on street or leaving trash cans on the street after trash day.I personally will never buy an investment property where there is an HOA.

In fact, we ended up paying a bookkeeper $450/month plus the $90 subscription to QB online to manage our relatively small portfolio.

I've had a previous life as a loan officer and an inside account manager for a lender.

I am considering putting them under a property manager.