I’ve been managing commercial real estate for about 10 years and want to start investing in real estate.Outside of real estate, I enjoy golf, live music, hanging out with friends and familyExcited to learn and connect with you all! 

@Jim Coleman 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'm learning the ropes and learning. 

I would say that this is an amazing location and you're going to learn so much!

Looking forward to learning, sharing, and connecting with this community!

My understanding from experience and learned on this forum is the opposite. 

I work a regular 8-5 job but would like to learn about real estate investments to achieve financial independence.

Learn more about both here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/blog_posts/2...https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/21298-solo-4...

Lessons learned?

Side note reach back out to the PE guys and see if you can learn about buying mainstream or lower mid-market businesses.