Most national property management companies manage large apartments or offices, such as Yarco.

You will need to find and/or partner on deals to scale as fast as possible.

Welcome, @Michael GlotfeltySoCal can be a tough nut to crack for newbies.A couple years ago I mailed out lots of letters to homeowners in LA County with no luck.Then I tried rural Kern County and got a deal from a distressed homeowner in California City.The margins were not as large as they would've been in LA or OC, but I was able to rent it out for 2 years before fixing it up and selling it for a decent gain.Also, have you considered an owner-occupied small multifamily for your first deal?

We're trying to close on our first property, but we keep getting stuck when it comes to finding a lender because so far everyone is requiring a fairly large down payment.Looking forward to hearing your input!

@Jessica Geisler As you step more and more into the world of real estate, you will realize that .... targeting to be debt-free, while at the same time build a large portfolio of real estate assets don't always go hand in hand.

Also useful for scaling, as you can invite users to access Podio (e.g. someone who works your leads). 

Large parking lots are the biggest other expense they would ultimately need to cover.I want to check on a few elements of this property. 1.

There's half a dozen of these large arch windows, plus regular rectangular windows, plus 3 large patio doors.  

But there is a LARGE margin of error.

The lot is large enough to split into two lots eventually.