Hopefully you will have a lasting relationship with who you pick so if it isnt a good fit, keep looking. 

And I didn't think the credit reports had enough detail.I was on a call with RentPrep very recently, and they are very close to launching an a la carte service, which allows us to pick and choose what we want to run when.

If you just pick the first one in the phone book or a Google search, or based on the recommendation of some stranger on the interwebs, then you're likely to have a bad experience and see no value.

And that’s average, I’m not even cherry picking any stock.If I have to put effort then I would want more than what can be had with zero effort.

What resource do you use to pick your markets?

The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott is a good pick for your flipping interests.

But that often means that one has to go and pick up the item themselves (some ads will say the owner will deliver for a small fee).   

Either way when your working with $300K that enough to pick up more than just one property if you use the loop holes and buy in the right area.

My recommendation is also get a pre-approval to see what you can afford, then define your investing goals, then pick your sub-market.

Then there's typically expenses like lawn maintenance, snowplowing, common area electric costs, the water bill and garbage pick up.