For management, self-managing saves costs and teaches valuable skills, but a property manager is essential for out-of-state properties or scaling your portfolio.

It's not that you would not have the skills, but most clients want to work with someone who is at least their own age.

Just like every professional has a different pay range and skill cap, PM has differences in knowledge and skills.

I am sure working for the Home Vestors Franchise gave you a lot of tools/skills on getting undervalued properties.

While the initial years might not be financially lucrative, the knowledge and skills you acquire will be invaluable.

My clients are mainly real estate developers, PE funds and individual investors doing syndications and my core skill is in real estate valuation / due diligence across real estate asset classes. 

The person worked for H&R Block, now works for TurboTax Live and is being honest about their skills: NOT QUALIFIED.

Hi Jamison,Kansas City is a fantastic market for someone with your skills and background!

Also, there’s much to delve into on of those scenarios, like what type of cashflow or investment do you want, etc. residential, multi-res, small multi-res, commercial, industrial, etc.There seems to be fewer deals around these days and this typically benefits the more experienced and skilled investors but there are always multiple investors that get “tripped-up” in these markets due to them relying on recent “fortunate” market circumstances only to realize the markets cycle and they weren’t prepared or didn’t underwrite properly to account for unforeseen potential.There are more considerations, but this is a start.

Your construction skills can give you a significant advantage, allowing you to save on rehab costs or even flip properties for capital.