I came across Bigger Pockets and read some articles, and listened to some pod casts.

If you are hiring a PM, then it's not a big difference either way, but if self-managing you don't want to go much bigger than you have been or you may not be able to do all the work.

By the 3rd or 4th year if they aren't the same or have increased we all prob will have bigger problems

How to Invest in Real Estate and The Book on Real Estate Investing are a couple great books published by bigger pockets. congrats on taking the first step.

@Paul Washington Below are the meets ups I typically go to.IMPACT Grapevine - https://www.meetup.com/DFW-REI-Network-Investing-Meetup/- Started in Bigger Pockets this group meets on the 4th Monday of each month.

Welcome to the Bigger Pockets community!

The bigger brokerages usually focus more on Retail sales then teaching you the ins and outs of Real Estate investing. 

Quote from @Samuel Diouf: Welcome to Bigger Pockets Leon!

Certainly nothing ground-breaking in terms of ideas here, however I'll be very hands on (and on site) during the process to make sure that every step of the way is executed to a high standard and very carefully.Once I've hopefully developed a successful track record and gained experience, my next goal would be to move on to commercial assets (think multi-family, industrial etc) so that I can leverage my existing investor network and real estate knowledge to raise 3rd party equity and take on bigger projects.

You can use the Bigger Pockets management finder tool to look up MTR management companies in the area and then I have a few recs I can provide if you are interested.Shoot me a message if you would like to discuss further and I can help you strategize to make sure you make the best decision possible!