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Hi Anthony, are you local and managing yourself or out of town? 

That would help local experts weigh in.

What if you got more education, attended a mastermind, or focused on meeting with brokers or networking with successful investors. 

Get yourself a local lawyer who specializes in real estate.

She should.Then you could 1099 her and not worry about payroll taxes - for agent-type services.For the maintenance work she does, also 1099 her by having her bid each job separately.Of course, speak to your tax professional about all this first, to make sure this would all meet IRS self-employment requirements.

Currently, the properties that seem to meet that criteria, don't work with the numbers I'm working with.

However in some areas just about everyone already meets that criteria!

I have read that real estate investors look for property that meet the 2% rule. 

@Terry LandonEven if someone give you a referral, what meets their expectations, may not meet yours.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!