I am a broker associate and own a vacation rental furnishing company in the area. 

(You don’t care if apartment rents are going up or down if you’re renting SFR.)So you’ll need to find a source for historical rents for SFR in the city or preferably zip code your property is in. 

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I am thinking to open an investing company.  

I know a lot about this because we run a turnkey company in Detroit and have internal property management.

I am buying a Short term rental this year but will be using a property management company only for this year, which prohibits me from claiming bonus depreciation. 

Almost always accountants prefer to do the book keeping for clients to save both time and headache. just a thought! 

I've linked a few companies below you can call and ask questions. 

Does anyone know a good property management company to recommend in the area of Columbus, GA? 

Some want to be present for showings, some prefer only show while they’re at work.