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Devin Hughes
  • Tampa, FL
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Hiring Project Managers and expectations

Devin Hughes
  • Tampa, FL
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Hey BP community! This question is for the investors with some experience, especially experience working with a Project Manager. 

As I have posted in the past, I am currently an active duty Aircraft Mechanic in the Air Force and have been for 11 years. In that time, I have supervised and managed many projects and programs as well as countless personnel. I am looking at the possibility of separating and working in the Real Estate field in the Tampa, Florida area to increase my education to put toward my own investing career. My wife recently sent me this BP blog on becoming a Project manager as an option at which I would likely excel. It essentially says that you can do it without experience, which I don't have in REI construction specifically. However, I somehow doubt that part of it. This leads me to my question: if/when you hire a project manager, what are your expectations? How do you begin the relationship? Are they responsible for hiring the contractors, or just staying on top of them to ensure the project is done on time and on budget? Would you hire an inexperienced Project Manager? Would you let one work for you at little to no financial cost but help them learn the process and take some of the more tedious tasks off your plate?

Thank you all in advance for your input!

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