People tend to seek a good property manager, if they have a chain of apartment complexes. It is extremely difficult for a nonprofessional to understand the intricate ways of property management. Some people want to become investors; others want to be landlords. Now, it is possible for you to become an investor and a landlord at the same time. Just think about other possibilities before you spend much time in collecting rents. Being a landlord, you might have to repair the properties on behalf of the renter, along with collecting the rent. Instead of spending your time and energy on all these matters, just spend some time thinking about possibilities of introducing new investment plans.