@Annette Schneider let's be honest; people hear what they want to hear.I sign hundreds of leases every year.

There are a ton of professionals out there that will take care of your property in a professional, honest manner and they can put more money in your pocket over the long run.A good Property Manager can screen better than the average Landlord because they are far more experienced and have more resources.

You trade higher risk-higher potenial return for lower risk-limited upside potential.Before you decide either way, just make sure you have an honest conversation with yourself (and/or partner) about your goals and what you can realistically dedicate to REI right now in terms of money, time, energy, and risk.

Though many people follow that path out of necessity - as a way to build capital on the front end.If you already have a full time job, flipping can be extremely tough. 

And there can be a conflict, if you are not honest with people.

I was honestly afraid of an answer like this, but I appreciate the validation.I am in quite a fortunate situation where I could theoretically work my fulltime job anywhere in the US that has high-speed internet.

This is extremely safe for them because you are cross collateralizing to secure a 40k loan (in this example) with over 100k of equity.

I know these are very broad questions but I extremely curious as to others experiences. 

@Angel De La Mora Ovies Hello.Being honest your questions sound more or personal choices that you might want to ask yourself deeper on.

Quite honestly, if a property manager is unwilling to give me a little bit of their time to answer questions then they aren't someone I want to work with anyway.