However, we’re partnered with them, so if you use TurboTenant for property management, you can easily integrate their services with ours. 

If your goal is to help your mom, you can purchase a property for her through a 1031 exchange and rent it to her at fair market value to meet IRS guidelines.

The ideal property would meet the above criteria, AND would have a large yard, or ideally, a detached garage that was a suitable candidate for an ADU construction project (CO now allows ADU construction on most properties), and/or a primary structure that had lots of value-add potential. 

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

I can say I'm biased because I'm located here, but the numbers work and it meets all your conditions.

I am a newbie to REI, so all I can offer is welcome and I hope your REI journey helps you meet your goals!

network, meet people, go to meetups, take people out for coffee, and walk as many properties as you can. 

But tax wise just here to note if you buy a 4 unit as a primary when you go to sell (if you meet the requirements) only 1/4 of the gain could be excluded under the 121 primary home sale exclusion.

For best results shop the vendors (who can be covered by insurance/meet HOA requirements) and get several options to your HOA management company to have the board pick from.

Hey Jonathan, Best way to learn is to go to every meet up you can and ask a tons of questions and listen to the stories of experiences investors to figure out which route you want to take in your journey.