It seems like MA encourages (and maybe even requires) that you register with the Department of Revenue which leads me to believe it should be held in an LLC or business. 

@Sean SpagnolaRecommend 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.

The EV outlet at least encourages them for a small expense on our side.  

I would encourage folks to watch the American greed episode on Remington financial.. little different they took due diligence fee's  this company is taking money to bird dog deals for them. but it was proven that in almost 20 years Remington funded less than 12 deals and they took in 5k to 10k per client. made millions. this I see is somewhat of a parallel offer to fund the deals make the bar so high that no one ESPECIALLY a newbie can get over the bar..  

(ex: if investing in FL, its strongly encouraged to consider getting/having flood insurance.

I would encourage you to focus just as much on street smarts - what does and doesn't work in your local market, who can you call about that toilet, how will you answer the question about four pit bulls, etc. 

I would encourage you to do the following to set yourself up for success -1.

@Jeff Lamothe, additionally, many thanks for the encouragement.

Mike when I first got on BP it was common and I believe encouraged ( to stimulate growth and participation) that you had what I called welcome wagon posters..

Any ideas, suggestions, or just encouragement is much appreciated!