I also let them know that I will be contacting them in the next week to schedule a walk-through inspection to meet them in person, introduce myself (or my employee), assess the condition of the rental, and see if there are any maintenance needs.

Maybe for Disney employees?

@Leilah DavisYou want to own all of those leads and their information, so I would hire an employee.

In fact, I tell most people to avoid that route.2- That varies, but the best PM companies have in house (w-2) employees to perform basic maintenance tasks and contract out bigger jobs.

There is a motel in my town that only rents to Union Pacific railroad employees. 

To qualify you must be self-employed or own a business w/o full time employees with earned income.

1) Read/learn, read/learn, and read/learn.  2) Create a plan based what you like to do (Flip, Rehab, Buy/Hold, Wholesale, etc)3) Save money/Invest money where you can (stocks or something with a 15% or more ROI)4) Get a job with a lender, realtor (even if it's just as an office employee), find a mentor, construction, property management or something else in the real estate world5) Take action even if it's just a small step.Good luck on your journey and continue to ask questions.

I've also had employees of mine move and I confirmed that they would continue working.

No, she is not your employee.

I’m not looking to hire an employee with all the associated tax and withholding headaches.