I've trained people at my jobs when I was a senior accountant to controller.I've used Yardi Enterprise (old desktop client software)Yardi Voyager 6s & 7sYardi Genesis2Reason why I say you won't be able to find a tutor is because no one is going to spend $15K a year to use as a training platform to mentor and tutor people.

Without a good referral it's kind of a crap shoot with GC's. 

I'll save you the details but...Per door cost: $63,300All in Cost: 700kTotal Revenue: 137k(ish) annuallyNOI: 65-73% (in the expenses we included: insurance, taxes, $75/month per door repair expense, management fee 8%, grass cutting, & a misc fund for random crap business license, etc.)Now...

Anyone know of PM company that is decent and give a crap for the property owner?  

I listened to podcasts, watched YouTube, read blogs and tutorials and just decided to go for it.  

I'm sure plenty of people fall for that crap, and it is really sad! 

A good PM, if you are truly annoying them with ticky tack crap, would simply terminate the relationship with YOU, if you were such a bad a client, not charge you $75 every time you call with a question.

There are always ways to increase the value of most homes, but that is also a crap shoot.

Nor any commercial lender, because the previous owners ran it as kind of a retirement hobby and the historical P&L's were crap. 

Plan for a few months of "Oh crap, we're spending so much money; this better freaking work."