Or is this normal?

What do you think of my essentially 7-word answer? "It's like selling pizza by the slice".  Too simple? Just right? How would have you answered? 

This is one strategy I used. 

I would suggest getting Dave Ramsey's book called The Total Money Makeover and read that.

@Chris LauerRecommend 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.

Hopefully, you are only violating the 7 foot setback, so this is an 8 foot move.

@Taya Larsen I will tag the original poster like this @Christian Requejo and that gives us a notification to respond. 

This allowed me, for example, to purchase an automotive repair facility with an environmental issue thru BK court for $115,000, remediated to issue for $2,000, and sell the property for $325,000.  

Hello everyone, I have been buying properties in OR and TN and am looking to expand into NW Arkansas after reading up on landlord laws and recent growth in the area.

Quote from @Don Bessette: First, you need to realize this is a business relationship.