If you are looking to have a solid investment property that is paid with OPM and makes a little bit of cashflow that you can sell later in life for a major windfall - probably not that crazy.

Thanks for the info on the two management companies, I'll definitely look them up. 

I am trying to do some due diligence in searching out those mortgage companies that don't care about credit but keep running into brick walls.

I know our Paychex program has a background check company we use.I guess you could run your prospective employess thru your property management software like a tenant...

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620, many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

As an owner, what are the top considerations or issues you face when deciding to bring on a property management company to help manage your units?

The main thing I learned from looking into syndications is properly vetting whoever you're investing with and finding out how they weathered major hurdles like the 2008 crash.

I think each market is unique but I list on the majors (Zillow, RentRedi) but have received the most attention on Facebook Marketplace.

I was curious as to what management companies do when their clients live in another state. 

Obviously, the strategy was a success and McDonalds is a multi-billion dollar company with franchises all over the world.