Why can't you offer her assistance while she trains you, so you both make money?

Larger cities offer better infrastructure, such as international airports, interstate highways, and a broader talent pool, making them attractive to businesses and tenants.Avoid Rent ControlRent control laws can hinder your ability to adjust rents to match inflation, limit tenant screening, and complicate evictions.

If an employee calls out sick or quits unexpectedly, you will have to step in to handle the day to day of your business.The amount of work required from you as the owner will depend largely on what services your mat offers.

-OOS investors rely on service providers like agents and PMs and think they're guaranteed an outcome instead of just paying a fee for a service.  

hard money is typically: some amount down + points to get the loan + interest to service itso if purchase price is $325K, you might be able to get 10-15% down from your own cash + the HML for the restit's not clear from your post what is going where

If you did not like that experience, maybe you should try a smaller company to get a more personalized service experience.  

So, in actuality the divide between “good” PMs and “bad” ones is probably no different than any other service provider, be it real estate broker, mortgage originator, etc.The key word I has in my sentence was MAY; as in MAY be hazardous to your financial health.  

Do you use any tools or services to automate the process, or is it something you manually handle?

Typically if you attend any investor meetings about 1/2 the crowd in many groups are agents looking for business.If you want to network, try service clubs, alumni groups, charities, religious groups, hobby groups or whatever interests you. 

The utility company doesn't manage your property...they provide paid services until they're not paid anymore.