Hey Patrick - we are targeting more sophisticated investors who will appreciate our approach to help them drive NOI margin and make informed buy/sell decisions.  

So - more succinctly - No, I wouldn't hire a property manger for a 4 plex.

As part of his investment of capital into scaling, he hired a marketing firm specializing in SEO, SEM, social media, direct email, etc.  

@Aristotle Kumpis thank you for the information!

It's difficult to answer the question without more information. 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.

Thank you for that information Peter.

The people listed below have been all over BP and can provide great information

PMs can be a goldmine of information, connections, and opportunities.

The PMS around here are pretty terrible, I've worked with a lot of the larger ones in Cleveland and I think they just take on more properties than they can effectively handle and don't hire enough additional employees to make it work.