Can someone please recommend a good and honest property manager in the Florence, AL area whom they have had a positive experience working with .

If not then become part of a community. 

Hello,Purchased a property from the county auction, comes to find out i paid off the HOA foreclosure. there was a mortgage attached.

Hi there, I'm a current student at a local university.

I had a less expensive one and it did increase, but not a lot. 

I am thinking of creating a DBA with a virtual business address through iPostal1.

We are now considering house hacking by buying a neighbor’s house due to our kids' school proximity.Our monthly expenses for our current home are $3,000, and the estimated rental value is $2,300-$2,350.

@Kenneth P Ford they are a national franchise with great marketing.They also have some national support for their individual franchises, but it all depends on the local team.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.

It's like comparing a wide, stable & safe pontoon, to a speedboat. 

They made some money, and paid off a CC or took their family on a well-deserved vacation.