Hello community, I've just joined up to learn all I can about real estate investing and property management. 

I would not send a letter I would call or find someone on LinkedIn Thank you for that advice I have found that one of the Owners (maybe a partner GP/LP) is involved with a property management company in the area.

We managed to make a friend or two along the way.

Property management contractor is about 15% higher vs a contractor I found.How does one go about refusing to use their contractor and payment.

Managing expenses for a short-term rental property using spreadsheets is a great start.

Investing locally you can self manage.

Honestly, having a great management company is also very important and can help mitigate any potential problems that might otherwise creep up.  

I just met with Jake regarding joining the new BP Property Manager finder/connection tool.

That house will rent for less than $3,000 a month so you'll have nothing left to set aside for vacancies, property management, etc.Learn how to crunch numbers, then work with a professional that can help you understand the true costs of a market.

I'm pretty sure it's in the top three best property manager software options.