The way I did this, and I started at about your age and with a wife and 3 kids, is I learned quickly that I need to buy out of state.

I’m excited to connect with fellow investors, share insights, and learn from your experiences.

@Daniel KebedeRecommend 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.

Me and my spouse wanted to briefly introduce ourselves, our company, and share our ambitions with the BP community with hopes of learning more about how to achieve our short term and long term goals as well as build lasting connections that help and assist others in achieving theirs! 

I'm Ben from Lubbock TX, looking to learn and grow my portfolio through long term rentals. 

Even with all the information available on line today investors seem to concentrate on techniques and methods, and do not learn the fundamentals necessary for analyzing  investment deals.  

There's so much to learn but we'll make it work.  

It's also nice to include some photos if you want things staged, or the coffee table items arranged a certain way.

I’d love to learn more about investing in real estate and the upside it has to creating generational wealth and being able to help my family.

All units are rented now Lessons learned?