As a realtor, investor, and owner of a construction company down the road in College Station, TX.

Stessa brings accounting, tenant screening, financial reporting and more into a single integrated platform built for investors, by investors.

Next to impossible without a property management company or a ton of experience in rehabs.

As described in the investor reports, significant amounts are being spent on renovations/improvements and acquiring additional mobile homes, which over time will increase the portfolio value significantly.  

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Wind is one of the subtle items that Insurance companies are starting to exclude. 

Guest reported that they saw him in the mirror?  

-- when would you look for the company to refiance into/what if you dont qualify-how do you kno itll go through/not get stuck with the hardmoneyloan?

I have been using comps from the MLS but as the company grows, I dont have that advantage in other states.

Similarly, a credit report fee upfront is reasonable, but these can often be avoided as well.