As a landlord you may receive rent from the government but you still must manage their ward/your tenant by your standards.If you screen and allow tenants with below average credit scores there is no doubt you will be effected by this tenant.

If you don't have a lot of experience cold calling or managing a team, I would recommend using one of the companies that already have a training program, they will hire and manage the VA's for you for a small per hour fee, well worth it. 

The most common I know of for people low on cash is partnering with someone who will finance most, if not all, of the deal in exchange for them taking care of most, if not all, of acquisition and management.

Investing locally you can self manage.

Considering there will be a  property management fee.Once you own enough equity in your investment property it will allows you to keep more of your money.

It’s all integrated and easy to manage from PC or mobile device.

I consider myself small potatoes in terms of property management: I just got my first two units in March and I am technically a property manager in that I am managing my properties that I bought; I haven't yet worked with clients or made business arrangements outside of my own interests.

I work for a Property Management company and have done it for years so I am not a rookie. 

Hi all,I am relatively new to Seattle and would like to expand my Real Estate investment portfolio here. 

Tenants on the left were inherited with the purchase several years ago - they had a trampoline set up at that time, and I had my property manager ask them to remove it.