I normally advise people to self manage for the first part of their journey if they can so that they can get a knowledge base to become better investors.At some point if you get to enough units self management is tough and its too costly to hire an employee so the numbers make sense hiring a property manager.To be blunt, you are going down a risky path for an investor.  

Establishing a robust financial base is vital, as it echoes your investment aspirations and capacity for risk.

You’re gonna love these prices in 5 years.A Closer Look: Tennessee Let’s switch gears, and do a brief, closer look at a part of the US that is doing quite well: my home base of Tennessee.

Our assistant property manager, Julie would be a great person to connect with as we are also based in Pennsylvania, so hello from Pittsburgh!

Welcome to BP Edward,I'm based in Columbus, OH, but my team does work in Cincinnati as well.

I would avoid the niche sites that target a specific demographic because it limits your marketing and rental base.

As others mentioned, there is the cost to sell which can really eat into your equity as all those costs come from your equity but are usually based on the whole value of the property.  

You can DIY, but based on all the things you have said, I think it is time you hire an attorney. 

I feel Hard money lenders are more logic based and rational people.

Naturally, she refused and the deal was dead.