Property management job before REI

[Austin Cooke]

Would it be worth a pay cut to work to work for a property management company before I invest in my first rental property. Thus gaining the experience and knowledge of the field. This wouldn't be so I could manage ALL of my properties but to know the ins and outs so I can manage my property managers as well as manage a handful of my properties.

One side of me says to do it. The other says just make sure I work with a good property management company.

THANKS!