Regardless of how you find them, try to interview at least three managers1.

As part of my job I get to interview lots of people in and around the REI industry and I am continually amazed at all the different paths people take in the REI journey and the framework and desires the have that work for them!

I’ve been unemployed for a month and judging from the interviews that I’ve done, I don’t expect to be unemployed for much longer.I went to my credit union and found out that when I find a job and have 2 paystubs, I’ll qualify for a $52k 80% LTV HELOC.

I was in the process of interviewing management companies(maybe overkill for an owner-occupied duplex, but with my work schedule and him being blind I feel he will be better taken care of in an emergency) and found one that was able to redraft a M2M contract that addressed some of these issues - guest limitations, specific language to common areas, etc.

Also interview a lot of brokers and brokerages.

While an investor-savvy realtor and an investor-savvy property manager can be the golden duo, I would get recommendations and interview a few property managers first of all.

If not, there's no crime in that, just budget your 10% for maintenance, interview some PMs in your town (see the dozens of articles on here about what questions to ask), and continue on your investment journey.

These will give you both the metrics for assisting other investors and help you start the journey for yourself.If this is your focus, develop a list of questions you can ask brokers when you interview them. 

I tend to lean toward that there's more of a investment 'style' match that seem to work best, meaning not every property manager might be great for every investor and stylistically its best to interview a few. 

You're the one left explaining to someone paying $1000 night why your cleaners didn't show up, or interviewing bachelors who want to have the final blowout in your $1mil house, or trying to figure out if the new college grads wanting to rent your place will have a 1000 person rave in it...and you're left cleaning up the beer cans left over.