I would not go overboard trying to fit people into every inch as it'll lead to nothing but issues.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

How much money is involved?

If a bank is involved they’ll need it to be a legal agreement.

Now that I'm finished with grad school, I'm ready to take action and jump into getting involved with real estate. 

The former requires examination of financials and the latter requires involvement of a real estate lawyer.

Once you find the right fit, it's best to stay with that relationship, but when you're getting started, recommend putting in some legwork to find the best option.Best of luck to you and I look forward to following your journey!

If your next investment is in Greater Boston, you need all of your ducks in a row sooner rather than later, so you can move fast when something is a good fit.

We are fairly new to this, we own 2 duplexes.  We are on our second realtor.  Our first one was due to the fact that we were also looking for a new home while jumping into investment property, but he was never pro-act...

How your 401K fits into meeting your financial objectives during that time would depend on a wide variety of variables.