We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

I didn't know what I was doing at the time as I hadn't yet discovered BP, but I managed to find great tenants and screen them myself.What were your biggest challenges? 

You might want to read our series about “How to Screen Applicants like a Pro”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/93296-how-to-screen-applicants-like-a-pro-part-1-verifying-credit-reports

And now I want to sell it, and discovered the square footage listed with the county is half what it actually is.  

On the other hand, if you'd like to learn more about real estate investing, check out my blog, or PM me. 

On the other hand we've discovered two old fireplaces hidden in the walls doing this. 

If you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

Even with buying my first home i'm discovering mistakes I've made that I couldn't account for from podcasts and youtube videos.

The keys that I’ve discovered up north is to build your relationships with realtors and people in the trades to get the best beat on what’s for sale off market, and to keep an open mind out for alternative uses for buildings maybe no one else wants that you can purchase for a discount and then repurpose easily to fit your needs.

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