Working with two different professionals in two different locations will prevent either form being able to see your big picture and plan/adjust accordingly. 

I can't change my Property manager's way of doing business, but I can change who I hire to manager my nest egg.

I am considering to hire them to manage my rentals.

Facebook is a great place to get leads through boosted posts giving value, but you need to spend a lot of time building your business page and website so that they show you as a professional agent who knows what they are doing.One final note on Facebook advertising - unless you are directing a Facebook ad to a dedicated lead capture page and CRM, you are wasting your money.

A transaction's facilitation and coordination takes a lot of time and energy so why not let a professional handle that for you free of charge?  

I'm starting my journey as a part-time real estate investor (current managing two doors) and it'd be great to meet other young professionals who are investing either in or out of state. 

You have to get your provisional license and find a company to hire you for a year before you can upgrade your license to a permanent salesman license. 

Fellow Pocketies, from the start use professionals.

Buy them around 5-10k, I know a contractor that i can hire, if its not so bad i can have my dad to help me work on them since he works on houses around town, just small project though.  

He/she would hire you most likely for the worst units/tenants in the worst parts of town...