I don't mean to sound naive (though I'm sure I am) but a property manager is supposed to take care of most of this stuff, right?  

The property is a college rental and I purchased it already with prospective tenants in place and a property manager.  I

While we are not forced to have an on-site property manager, I would likely have to hire one.

What do you find yourself still doing even though you have a property manager? Is

I had the same problem, but attributed it to FHA appraisal more than just a lack of appraisers.

I would also say that finding a good property manager is worth some extra effort, it can literally make or break your investment.Here are some pics from our new build, we did a joint venture with our friend who is a property manager here in town.  

High quality tenants vs low quality tenants and how much you value your time or how much you dislike dealing with the tenants are big factors in when you decide to hire a property manager. I

I have been in the field of real estate for 8-9 years doing property management as a leasing agent and also a Asst property manager. I

Update: The reason the seller wanted to hold the info about the property manager is because they were concerned we were going to pull the plug on the deal.

Expect triple taxes in the future (which is my concern with making money in traditional IRA versus Roth) and expect perpetual low interest rates and thus perpetual asset bubble crashes.I have seen the trend and that's why I only to be investing in real estate as a hedge fund manager. I