During this process I've run across a property in Birmingham that has some good numbers "on paper."

You can hire an appraiser to handle this for you.OR2.

If you want to trade your money for time by hiring a PM, I recommend going with a local PM who knows the market well. 

The whole process would have been much longer, and much more unpleasant for all parties involved.

As of now I’m listening to the “BiggerPockets” the podcast and I just started since the first episode and it just made me have more motivation to accomplish my goals  I am in the process of currently changing my major from Marketing to Finance and Real Estate and I would highly appreciate any type of advice, that any of you have. 

-Consider hiring an experienced local real estate agent.Accurate Pricing:-Set a competitive and realistic asking price based on recent comparable sales found on the MLS.

I am in the process of buying property out of state and have run into a series of challenges with the law firm I've been using.

At some point in the near future I will sell everything (small to medium properties in the $300K - $7M) and do a 1031 exchange (so I don't get slammed with taxes) into a handful of large income producing properties...hire a management company and call it a day.

I self-managed up to 25 units (over half mid-term rentals) until I hired someone for 10 hours per week to help me with the admin side of self-managing.

We have two new construction projects getting ready to break ground, 2 cash out delayed financing loans in process, and almost at the end of our first debt cycle, getting ready to emerge into the next phase of our growth stage.