They also handle legal matters, like making sure the property follows the rules or dealing with evictions if necessary.For finding deals, I recommend starting by connecting with investor-friendly agents in your target market.

Or, are you looking to invest for passive income and let someone else handle ownership and management? 

When ready, start with a small property, near home, with enough capital in reserve to handle adversity.  

For instance, structuring investments through a European company that acts as the buyer of the properties and handles renovations could be an effective solution.

Many PMs ask for this in their agreements to reduce their own liability exposure.

A strong team can streamline processes and reduce headaches.Expand Knowledge: Podcasts and forums like BiggerPockets are great tools.

If you have extra cash at the end of the month, then do double up payments on the mortgages so the principle is reduced and this will increase your heloc room.

You better be prepared to handle the management though..

I do not offer limited service where we handle cleans and maintenance only, but I have seen companies that offer that in the past.

Tax benefits should be considered but not be the sole factor.The 'main benefit' from a tax perspective should be to generate a high return from your real estate investments and not to pay taxes on the return that you get.If you are able to reduce your taxable income, that should be icing on the cake.