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Self management works if you are local and can separate emotion from business.

Electric heat can be very expensive in the winter so I would always encourage landlords to have tenants pay utilities so they have some incentive to conserve.

You can also search Google and read reviews.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions they can give a beginner such as myself?  

Probably every dialer company has lists they can sell you.I think it is better to call yourself vs using cold callers. 

Savvy investors can find pockets of opportunity within the market.

As for the areas to target, my goal in getting our feet wet as real estate investors--and since we plan to be living in Sac--is to find a property we can live in while renting out one or more units to help cover our housing expenses, which we can then hold and continue to rent out when we move.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I'm happy to share insights and see how we can help each other.What market are you focusing on?