The fee should be relatively small compared to the investment in a meaningful direct mail campaign.You may also want to chat with a few title companies about what kind of transactions they'd be comfortable with.

As a BTR guy myself, I always encourage people to look at their exit strategy.If you're buying into an all "investor owned" development you will need to sell to an investor down the road. 

Your living expenses get rolled into the investment, which can offset the expense (you're paying $1300 in rent each month--including that in your calculations for either a duplex or a home with an adu may make the investment numbers work better)I would strongly encourage you to spend a lot of time figuring out how to make a house hack work for you guys.

That’s how you build meaningful relationships who will add real value.

I'd encourage you to also set up some keyword alerts for "Hartford" and related terms like house-hacking, duplexes, etc.

Thanks again for the encouragement and tips!

@Peter FaulknerRecommend 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.

Challenge is, finding a PMC that meets your expectations and is organized well enough to consistently deliver.Read on for our copy & paste advice about screening PMCs:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------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.

, we are super blessed, it was not easy but it wasn't super hard either, and the tools here at BP are a VERY good resource to Analyse deals. thank you, guys.we are renting this property now to a wonderful family, they are super happy with the place, and we are collecting $1,200 P/M rent with over just over $500 in cash flow :) I just wanted to share to encourage new investors!!!!

@Mary Jay our company has a mantra, "if it's not in writing, it never happened".Send them emails ending with an open-ended question, that encourages them to respond - which is proof they received your email.