Thank you Pat for the encouragement and advice!

Society and demographics favor smaller units since marriage and child bearing are being delayed.  

Thanks Johnny for the encouraging post! 

Feel free to DM me if you'd like more insights on all this (we don't do biz in Alabama so got nothing to lose).Here's some other "copy & paste" advice on how to search for a better PMC:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend 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.

I encourage anyone reading this and thinking about co-living to pay attention to this part very carefully.

I'd encourage you to be tight with your lease & learn the local laws so you are compliant.You will definitely be a young landlord but how you handle yourself will set the stage.

However, I emphasized the importance of open communication and encouraged them to reach out proactively if they foresee any challenges with future rent payments.

We often use zoom showings, but they build on that mutual in-person experience.We don't encourage bottom-of-the-barrel neighborhoods, simply because with 60-120 year old properties capex tends to exceeed cash flow over time aka money pit.

And all of that with training wheels, it is very hard to screw it up on a consequential scale.Because it is 2025 and RE is not cheap anymore I will encourage you to also look into building a business on the side.

I would encourage house hacking, you won't be cash flowing but it helps you save while you get your foot in the door with low DP.