I got my feet wet in REI when my wife and I bought our first rental property in 2016.  A short 26 days after this first deal we closed on our second deal; which was the acquisition of  the property management (PM) company handling our asset. Through a partnership with the manager of the company we were able to secure all of the management agreements, as the owner prepared to go into retirement, and transition them over to our new company, Astro Property Management, LLC. Henceforth, I have continued to acquire more assets (that our PM company manages); keeping true to my investor nature. I have also found a great deal of satisfaction in working on the property management company and through working with the other investors I have gotten to know because of it.