We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Again, that wouldn't so bad except that, at least given the market that I'm familiar with on the list, it's not only not helpful, it can actually be harmful.

If you give it away you may not be required to provide title or home habitability warranty (ask your state MHA).

We got into the habit of using the google map satellite feature as our first potential view.  

The after repair value, or ARV, is the total value of the property once it is in a habitable – and marketable – condition.

@Bryant ClarkYeah, if it’s a bad neighborhood/property you could view it as how little $ is needed to make it a safe habitable rental.

In my experience judges are people and can fall into a habit of simply signing what's put in front of them despite glaring inconsistencies. 

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Some agencies will try to argue that they keep clients out of their accounts because they don’t want the client to make any changes that could harm performance, which is total baloney so run the other way!

There is no harm in maxing out your roth while also saving for real estate at the same time.