Do all aspects of its.

@Bryan Blankenship I manage my properties myself, so I can't speak to the property management relationship side of your question, but I did want to throw out an often overlooked aspect of the software PMs choose to use: the tenant experience.As a property manager, you rightfully evaluate software based on your experience day-to-day interacting with it and your owners experience on their login portal.

As the guys above mentioned, one of the most important aspects of the process is just making sure you have a team that is experienced doing renovation loans, specifically the 203k. 

I would recommend defining your goals, is it your goal to make money with these properties first, or locations you would like to like to visit and hopefully breakeven or only lose a bit?

We also help landlords like yourself with all aspects of property management and you can do it all remotely. 

No one cares more about your own property but you, which will create a more urgent aspect to fill a vacancy with a qualified tenant.  

I started by getting a real estate agent, having a defined criteria for what I was looking for, and going out and placing offers.

They will usually have a definition section, in which they define the term "family".

My wife and I had limited knowledge and zero exposure to this aspect of real estate, and needed every bit of hand holding possible.

Define vacant possession too.