It would suck if the tenant called with an issue early in the morning waking you from your sleep.You should interview a couple property management companies in the area to see which one you feel you connect with the most.

Take the time to interview and choose wisely.

If you're interested in learning more, I wrote a whole book on finding your niche (which talks about interviewing mentors) and being a successful real estate investor.

Interview a bunch of agents locally and pick a good one to represent your familyOh and its not legal to get a referral fee if you're not licensed, at least in my state, probably everywhere though I'd imagine

I would also listen to his podcast interview on the BiggerPockets podcast. 

Regarding fix-up work, if you're not comfortable doing the work yourself you'll have to learn how to interview and hire contractors.

This was an amazing interview.

I am interviewing for some internships at commercial real estate brokers for next summer, but my ultimate goal down the road is to be someone who invests in and manages properties full time.

So when I read threads on here where people are talking about finding good hard money lenders, they always talk about interviewing the lender themselves, just as the lender wants to interview them to see if they are a good fit. 

So when I read threads on here where people are talking about finding good hard money lenders, they always talk about interviewing the lender themselves, just as the lender wants to interview them to see if they are a good fit.