Looking to get started in Property Management

[Zachary Bliss]

Hello BP,

I am currently working as a Commercial Realtor with Keller Williams in the Tampa / Sarasota area. I eventually plan to own my own STRs and LTRs, but for now I am building capital and gaining as much knowledge as I can.

I am wanting to start working with an STR property management firm in the area as an employee to learn the business more and gain additional consistent income between my sales an agent. I was wondering if anyone has any insight on working as both an agent and a property manager at once. Is it plausible to do both effectively or would the property management job eat into my ability to work as an agent which is my main focus?

Also, I am wondering what type of pay structure you receive when being employed by a Property Management company, is it commission based as well or a base salary? Do you generally have a set schedule as well or is it similar to being an agent in the sense where you can mostly work remote unless you need to visit a property?