Of course one can hire professionals with those skill sets, but for me and my family living in a new city where we didn't know many people, managing and budgeting for large scale renovations would have been a really difficult task when we were starting out our real estate journey while also navigating full time work outside of real estate simultaneously. 

We get a few posts a month about starting one up and this is great evidence that the city is really cracking down.Plus the arbitrage thing...sneaky baaastaaads!

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

I'm a new investor, from CA, looking to get started OOS where I can actually afford something.

I am interested starting my real estate portfolio- need some guidance along the journey on getting started and executing properly. 

I am starting to have faith that when I turn 18 in about 53 days of writing this I have a good clue on what it takes. 

My goal is to start learning and hope to buy my second (we own our current home) property within the year to start my real estate investment journeyI got interested in Real Estate investing because I want to be able to have a large family and give them everything they need (college tuition, family trips, emergency fund) and want to grow a portfolio with constant cash flow to allow for these things. 

5) Consider meeting with a few agents in your area even if you are just getting started!

What market would you choose for someone starting out and why? 

When I started managing single-family rental homes back in 2009 in Augusta, GA, there was less variance in the industry (and also less services available).