Wholesaling is very appealing and I'd love to meet with any current wholesalers who can give me some personal advice or expertise.

A STR manager can not maximize the performance of a MTR.

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

Yes, a lot of personal finance people preach the rent option, but house hacking is almost always superior. 

I'd just reconsider the economics and pay someone to do some really good underwriting and if you don't understand zoning I'd get a zoning attorney. we self perform all of our own zoning 

It is either rented or it's not and when it's not it can quickly become a financial alligator.I would be surprised if a duplex in Lansing was more expensive than a single family house in Maine.As far as managing from a distance without a property manager, I would not advise it personally.

Business credit & personal savings How did you add value to the deal?

Question: Is it worth it to perform a cost segregation when you rent out spare bedrooms ? 

Once I chose someone, Vitudesk set me up with a manager who would assist me in evaluating the caller's performance, making suggestions to improve results, and monitoring the caller's screen time.Sometimes, it can take days or weeks to find someone good, and it can take months to find someone who is good AND is in it for the long haul. 

You're the only member and the activity of the property is reported on your personal tax return.