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.

I'm a real estate agent and my wife is the operator of our senior living business.

Welcome to the wonderful world of real estate!

Don’t forget to network and educate yourself through podcasts and local real estate groups.

They equate the period leading up to the time its ready to rent as the risky part of the real estate process and pay a premium to bypass that part but this leaves them with unreasonable expectations because the real estate they purchase is inherently risky.

Getting into real estate has been a game changer for us financially and something I have grown to love. 

Real estate is a business and bad things are going to happen when you are going big.

Pending Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Definitely a good overall real estate market with solid upside potential. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?