Companies such as HomeRoom and PadSplit will help you get started and source tenants.

You need to focus on negotiating and sourcing good deals.

Diversify Funding Sources: Explore various funding avenues, such as construction loans, crowdfunding, private investors, and institutional lenders.

In the positives, they describe a local news source as saying it’s a “buying frenzy” in the area.

If it's your only trusted source, you'll often have massive fluctuations in your perceived ARV compared to the actual ARV.

Thanks for the mention @Nathan Gesner@Jodi-Ann Birch we don't do business up in Flint, but we have encountered Gebrael Management a few times as they've tried to do business in Metro Detroit.They seem to have good processes, but please validate they will meet your expectations.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

@Grant Nash - if your goal is to refi 100% (leaving $0 invested in the property) you’re going to have to find off market sources.  

Since a lot of you are wondering the difference between PML and HML, here are my thoughts about it...Private money lending and hard money lending both involve loans for real estate, but they differ in source and terms.

ChatGpt and Google is your best friend and use credible sources. 

@Bo Goebel Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.