Mistakes are your best teachers in life.

Look up real estate workshops (same company different name) and read about all the complaints 😎 😅 I’m one of the ones that bought it because I wasn’t sure if I really wanted that much hand holding, if I’d make a $35k mistake in the process and MAYBE they could help me and MAYBE I didn’t want to pass up on the opportunity.

I believe that you need to teach people how to treat you and I already made the mistake of texting with them initially and now am paying the price by having to respond to texts via email.

That was all that was available at the time.But because I didn't have someone available to fill in the gaps, I also made a lot of mistakes and lost a lot of money.What I decided was needed to be successful and to keep what you've earned:1.

Probably biggest mistake was how long we took cleaning it out.

These are real costs that hit your bottom line whether you like it or not.The biggest mistake I see from new investors is taking the revenue and minusing the mortgage payment and calling that cash flow.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

Don't make the same mistake I did.2.) 

A genius learns from others' mistakes. 

@Daniel BaradRecommend 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.