Was the title company able to gather documents from the seller, or were they never contacted?

You will not find a free platform that will do that, but I would have all funds go into a savings account and then just each monthly do it yourself.

I know the market very well as I already own a couple of cabins in Broken Bow, and I own a property management company here as well managing 30+ cabins.

My PM company does manage some there though.  

From the tax standpoint, unless you signed a contract entitling them to partial ownership or income rights on the property, you essentially gave them a gift when giving them the funds from the sale.

Looking for reviews on some of these companies - TurnkeyInvest.com, TurnkeyInvestProperties.com, etc.

I have called 5 water companies in California and they all have said privacy laws prevent them from giving me the list.

In this scenario, you may choose not to pay yourself from the property's cash flow until it becomes positive after factoring in the upgrades.Regarding paying yourself the cash flow amount to cover the upgrades:Shuffling Money Around: Yes, essentially, you'd be reallocating the cash flow back into the property to fund the upgrades.

The attorney then wanted to charge me another $1,500 to continue my case in April.Afterward, I discovered a company called "evicthemforme.com," which charges $260 for basically the same service.

PLUS, good property management companies are great to build relationships with; they see and hear of off-market deals.