I'd say, could start small—network with folks, ask questions and take action.

@Courtney HamiltonRecommend 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.

If you try to get in with some upside down project with thin margins you won't be able to do it.The midwest from Pittsburgh out through Ohio and into Indiana, you have markets in that belt that offer beginners with little capital and no experience a chance to play.That's fine and dandy but setting up a network full of Agents, Wholesalers, and GCs that aren't gonna over sell you, talk you into a bad project, or plain rip you off is the hard part.

Hello BP network,Does anyone have a line a reliable property management company in Macon, GA?

NETWORK!!!

.- Geo prospecting: I asked other agents in my office, networking groups, or MLS if I could market their listing.

As they say, your network will be your net-worth.7.

But you know enough to be able to fill in the blanks and get close... public records, utility companies, visiting with residents, walking the park and networking with other park owners. 

For me to put someone in my Philly Suburb network where the entry points are 150k - 200k, I ask people to show me 80k to prove they can do a deal. 

I will definitely look into going to Real Estate meetups and networking with agents and lenders.