I hope you continue to stay motivated & consistently learn to find strategies that will potentially work for you, your goals & your situation in time!

In time, with persistence and lots of due diligence you WILL find that 1st deal and you will be so happy that you waited for it.

What point in time would it be best to get a property manager?

At this point in time, expect to see around the mid-6's.

You would be saving time (and time is of course money) but I don't believe the ongoing PM costs are going to pay back those one time setup costs that you would save in time/money.

Hey Johnny, I am also at the start of my journey as an agent, but from my experience and learning to this point in time, I for sure recommend you to check out some of the BiggerPockets Show podcasts with David Greene & Rob Abasolo, especially ones featuring agents.

Owner Financing is the "most pleasant" route of all!  

I try to be proactive and I'm intimately familiar with each of my properties.

While the prices seem great I am having a difficult time getting comps so what looks good in comparison to my market may not actually be good in Indy.How would you classify the following areas (still researching which hundred blocks to focus on):Fountain Square: Laurel St, Spruce St, Woodlawn Ave, Lexington Ave, Pleasant St, Linden, Prospect, Orange, in FS but near it Reid Pl, S State StBates-Hendricks: (400-600 block) Wright St, Terrace St, Cottage Ave, S East St, 1400 block S New JerseyBroad Ripple Village: (East 60th St to 67th) Burlington Ave, Evanston Ave, Crittenden Ave, Norwood Ave, Kingsley Dr, Ralston Ave, Primrose Ave, Rosslyn Ave, Indianola Ave, Haverford AveButler-Tarkington: Still researchingMedian-Kessler: Still researchingI am not opposed to low income cash flow properties in certain areas in 46218 Center NE.  

No investors will be interested in the future equity at this point in time.