I have never paid a guru or anyone else to invest my money for me.

Good luck & happy investing!

I'd recommend getting in touch with an investment focussed broker who can help you shop multiple different lenders at once.

_______________________________________________________________________________Recommend 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 name is Erick, and I’m thrilled to be starting my journey into real estate investing.

To safeguard yourself and your investments, it is crucial to conduct thorough research before engaging with any lending entity.

when they find a growing market that works well for their investment there is no reason to try to look for another market. 

 I just started researching the acquisition of self storage properties as an investment.

It's nice, but it's also over built for it's investment use potentials. 

For a number of years the majority of my time has been devoted to investing and developing.