But yes, if I were you I would most likely start off with house hacking, self managing everything so that you'll educate yourself very quickly. 

If you’re looking for steady rental demand and manageable property prices, it’s worth considering.Best of luck with your search!

It sounds like you had a terrible manager.

We have one property managers whose job is to be our eviction Laison across the whole portfolio.

Local property managers or agents can often provide trusted referrals, and real estate meetups are also great for connections.Wishing you the best!

Tenant stopped paying rent before 2 months of the lease expiring, property manager filed for eviction process but tenant vacated the property before sheriff served the notice.

But, if a cost-seg study is done on the old property, you can manage Sec. 1245 recapture tax by doing a study on the new property to confirm it has as much or more Sec. 1245 property.You cannot swap a fully depreciated gas station for a raw piece of land and avoid recapture - you must replace all the 1245 and 1250 property.3) OZ - Sure you can defer your capital gains for a few years into an OZ fund, but the magic of OZ investments is the ability to achieve tax-exempt growth after a 10-year holding period.

We live, office, and Property Manage in Queen Creek and love it!

-how is management split among you, PadSplit and any other third parties?

I lived there for a couple years and I met this guy who has bought and managed a ton of property there.