You don't need to spend endless money on the national courses which never give you a result and never teach you anything you can actually apply.As a general rule, if you find a class or group promoted in your social feeds, or on TV, etc., you want to stay away from those. 

Lots of people lie, I also find with social media some are overly dramatic. 

@Michael CliffordRecommend 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 personally blame the alarmist asset protection firms, some of which are big on ad spending on social media to get in front of new investors who don't know any better (no fault of their own). 

The social engineers (lawmakers and their special interest handlers) stifle and discourage growth, individual liberty, and confiscate property (your hard earned income), they are absolutely crazy.

I also found that fellow community members are so giving that they will support you to make sure that you're not failing and also more than willing to share their experience or knowledge when you posted questions.The community members are also encouraged to think like an entrepreneur and resulted in many ideas to support other members who just started.

"In the long run, rebuilding efforts boost both home values and rent costs, which can prompt “changes in sort of the social fabric of the community.”"

I find so many incredible business owners and entrepreneurs out there are really good at making money, contributing to their community, creating jobs, etc., but then don't have time or brain power left to focus on taxes.

The answer is go buy disability insurance, as an entrepreneur this a given. 3) No 1099 income. 

This means you are paying medicare social security tax on the income.