Furthermore, California has a very anti-landlord and anti-real estate investor government that can cause you all sorts of other problems as well. 

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

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

Bad, real bad, respirator bad.

My name is Paul Hearn, and I am a new real estate agent in the Memphis area with a burning desire to work with investors that are wanting to grow their portfolios in Memphis and the surrounding areas.

A PMC is the ONLY one that will deal daily with your property.Here's some copy & paste advice on hwo to screen PMCs: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 do a good bit of long distance real estate investing and I am considering going into as new area. 

But again im not from cali Sadly that is a very real number in California @Alan Asriants.

When you add purchase price, carrying costs for at least 6 months, materials, labor, real estate agents costs and taxes, do you have at least a projected 10% profit?

I’ve been working with real estate investors for many years, and I’d love to hear more about your goals.