They work around your schedule and you do not have to worry about the recruiting process, having to personally take time to train them, or look over your shoulder like they are going to get up and leave.

My dad is a senior project manager there and might bump shoulders with you hahaSuggestions for first steps: start determining what area of real estate you want to get into.

As you gain experience managing your own properties, you'll start rubbing shoulders with other people who might be interested in hiring a property manager.A second option is to find a current PM company in your area and work for them to gain experience and networking.You aren't on a fast path to gaining a PM company or holding huge real estate equity, but that's how most of us start.

I don't want to run anyone out, but I'm not going shoulder costs that I don't need to be incurring.  

Again, not the cheapest but Mike at E5 seems to have his head on his shoulders.

Hi Everyone,I know I'm new here as far as posting, however I've been looking over your shoulder reading the forums for quite some time now, I've also watched the majority of the BP podcast episodes.I am looking to get much more involved in real estate and really focus on transitioning my career into that direction.

It sounds like you have your head on your shoulders.

the fact that your thinking about this now is telling me that he is taking a lot of work off your shoulders. 

In today's market, you are going to want to live answer as many as possible....it will put you head and shoulders over your competition.

@ Joseph M - it was a $400k SFH in Tempe AZ.... so not your typical OOS C- rental....mine was renting $1600 back in 2004...Still tenant don't seem to stay more than 6-9 months , non stop repair request, all repairs at 3x the price.... on and on and on...This is still a mystery to me... when I self managed my rental in SF, tenant stay 3 to 7 years, 1 repair a year if that much....To this date, I did not figure out why OOS rental is non stop issues for me..At any rate, that property, had I hold it, rents $1800 today and about $340k today.... so good decision I did to cut loss... pad on my shoulder ...lol