Rather learn to swim in the shallow end vs dive in to the deep and drown.

I'm particularly passionate about owning long term rental properties and growing my portfolio.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

@Richard Benjamin WilhiteRecommend 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.

To my understanding too, you can rent your property out while you wait for the inspection and results, and if you miss some items on the inspection they're pretty easy to work with to get it remediated (In my inspection I was missing a smoke detector in the basement and they let me send photos when it was installed).

I'm particularly passionate about investing in the market of Hampton Roads as it is a military hub.Outside of real estate, I enjoy reading, keeping up with my fitness, and spending time with my family.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

You can read 10,000 books but you will learn exponentially more mre going through your first deal.

You'll need maintenance people, inspectors, agents to show the property, etc.RentRedi doesn't handle any of that.Regarding finding a PMC:Recommend 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.

Hi Russel. it bothers me because they didn't disclose it and when asked about it they maintained they didn't know there was a fire and there have been a couple of other items they didn't "remember" that were in the disclosures.

Use books, podcasts, and online resources to learn and refine your strategy.

I just recently learned about financial independence and freedom through real estate investing, so right now I am soaking up everything I can to see what strategy and market could be a good fit for me.Thanks for having me!