I am under contract for a property out in Columbus and they are one of the few property management companies I am considering going with! 

A manager will roughly cost $100-$150 a month to take over a unit (it could be more or less in your market) and manage the units.

Even with a property manager taking a percentage, you’d still see a return, and it might save you a lot of stress managing the property from out of state.

I currently use Gold Key Property Management in Anderson IN, and have been very happy with there services.

We manage over 85 listings.  

Single-family management companies are seeing interest from buyers.

@Kyle McVay I self-managed my first 5 units and then transferred all new units to a PM.

New blood in the forum is always exciting.. what's your top strategy for finding hidden deals?

@Dwight HenningRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

My concern us that the contracting company is owned by the property manager.