I am not sure about the market you live in, but I have never had to pay for gas for a contractor or evaluation fees in order to get a bid and I have received many bids in the past from a host of different subs. 

If you are strictly looking to learn about property management, there are lots of good firms in NYC near you.

@Gita FaustAs someone who owned their own public accounting firm, I can tell you that the RentecDirect PM version has a lot of features but it really does not have the advertised full accounting function. 

I had a free consultation, and the firm wanted $2K per LLC, for each LLC.

My firm has closed loans for foreign nationals, but we are typically looking at 2 million and up for loan amounts.Mark

I personally compare Austin real estate prices to other Tech Hubs,  as we are now firmly entrenched with real blue chip tech for the first time.

The firm will then help buyers find property managers.

That the courts are hiring outside firms to take care of surplus.  4.That  GA regulations cap fees at 10 percent.

You may want to consider opening an IRA with brokerage firm, contributing max for few years until you have meaningful amount to invest in real estate.

According to Airbnb data there are 2.9 million hosts on Airbnb worldwide in 2020. 14,000 new hosts are joining the platform each month in 2020 and some will fail without proper property management that competently handle their short term rental.