I was talking to my brother on the phone and would like to get others educated opinions on the matter.

Go to GET STARTED > EVENTS AND MEETUPS at the top of your screen.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Let me know if you'd like to hop on the phone and chat sometime.

If they don't have time to get on the phone and speak with you to explain how they work, then they will be even more difficult to get ahold of once they already have your business.

The husband told us to apply through Zillow, so we filled out the application on the platform.Before completing the application, we spoke to the wife over the phone to clarify some questions.

They’ll handle tenant screening, maintenance, and rent collection, ensuring things run smoothly while you focus on growing your portfolio.Ultimately, starting local and self-managing is a common path for new investors, but outsourcing property management or investing remotely can work well with the right systems in place. 

@Kevin G. go hang out at your local Home Depot between 6-9am on a Saturday.They contractors there at that time are the hard-working ones.Then, you just have to figure out how to screen them so you don't get ripped off.- First Rule: you buy the materials, so they don't need 50% down!

So, if you have 10 units and you are going to pay $1,500 a month and you are working on an active income job, too, this is an easy switch due to the labor mentally and physically (even if it is just phone calls) to get these rentals running as a well-oiled machine.  

Good luck, and feel free to ask if you need more tips on tenant screening!