Amateur investor/full time agent here. 

A PMC can get a bad reputation really fast and be forced to use only the WORST contractors that are unreliable hacks. 

Confirm that the provider has a pristine reputation (e.g.

Find a good real estate agent that is also an investor specialist and they can help you navigate what will get you your best ROI for your situation.  

I'm not super educated on Columbus, so I would let a Columbus agent tell you about their market and I will tell you about this one, and you can make your choice, shooting a message now!

It's not difficult (shouldn't take long) to get flood insurance quotes (NFIP & private) if you work with a good agent.

I'm an investor and an agent in this area and if you ever want to chat about the market or investing, I'm happy to do so.

Far more than most real estate acitivies and much quicker think about it.. you sell the same info over and over and get paid instantly you have no roofs to fix no tenants to manage etc etc.. you do have reputation management of course.

Quote from @Rory Darcy: Hi guys my name is rory, pretty new to this im an out of state investor residing in new york, looking to invest in wisconsin and illinois, currently looking to build my portfolio around multi family duplexes or single family residencies, would be great to connect with like minded investors or agents who can lend a hand.Rookie investors should not invest out of state.

The agent turned down a seller financing option - although it was not ran by the seller - because the agent said the seller is so done with the property that she wants nothing to do with it at all.