Based on the data I was seeing in Airbnb, I can tell that the property was well located because my views and favorites in the Airbnb were significantly higher than the other properties in the areas, especially after the number of reviews increased.

@Andrea LeeRecommend 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.

I think my partner and I may be exploring a complicated solution - glad to hear that it sounds like one exists!

@Laura CasnerFocus on quality over quantity in real estate investing, celebrate progress, refine criteria, explore secondary markets, and explore different property types.

If you get a lot of properties it would be fun to have the first tab pulling data for metrics on portfolio performance, monthly cash flow, expenses, etc.

I work as a nurse, so I do normally have four days off per week that are free to explore real estate further but starting next month I will be working nights for the foreseeable future. 

Little background from myside, started investing in RE since 2022 and recently moved out of country for W2 to explore a new place.

You need to learn to be an expert in some source of stress at finding, filtering for (a data source tool like propstream.com) or buying from a data vender who is good. 

With that price range you are looking in I'd explore doing just 5% down conventional for a mutlifamily rather than 20% if you want to be able to save your funds to be able to purchase again sooner.

I will explore all those options.