This steady income has become a reliable part of my investment portfolio, demonstrating the financial benefits of a well-executed real estate strategy.Reflection:Looking back, this investment has been a rewarding journey of vision, effort, and strategic planning.

I do think they are early with their progression, but while that means more risk that can mean more long-term rewards. 

Buying turnkey and furnished has its rewards and is preferred by most of my buyers when possible.

I'm in a beach market, for reference.

@Gp G.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.

Zest is one of the handful of PM's we refer to on we complete the renovation and have the property City Certified.Feedback is generally positive.

And we always refer folks to our network of licensed and certified vendors for work they need.  

@Jay LindgrenRecommend 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.

There is no hard grading system on investment properties so “Class D” would be a subjective term but ideally it would refer to the “state/condition” of the property, “quality/affordability” of the tenant base and the “rent/income” it could provide.  

What you are referring to is what we call a diversification exchange, where you sell a single property to purchase multiple smaller properties.