Bird in the hand.. there is no shortage of old houses in the mid west that need rehab.Of course though if you hire and agent and do the we are showing it on these days and accepting contracts on this day.. in some markets you will get that over bid situation. 

Even if you hire a PM, it's still worth investing to get a better understanding of how to manage a rental.Remember: cheaper doesn't mean you'll make more money.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

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.

My CPA was doing a great job filing, but she wasn't helping us plan for the future or giving me guidance on how to reduce my taxable income.I recently hired a new CPA that works with a lot of real estate investors and she's been great!

Sounds like you have too little free time and are getting burned out.If that's the case, hire a PMC!

In the end, I would have been better off hiring a GC to deal with all of the headaches, however I learned a ton by doing it on my own.

I decided to hire a full-time maintenance staff which is definitely helped reduce costs and avoid the issue With unreliable , bad work.

If you can time the market 55% of the time, I'll hire you as my financial advisor, we can both get rich trading stock options!

I'm at 64 units now but I hired third party management.

How should I approach the seller(direct mail or hire agent)?