One of the best ways to enter into Real Estate with little cash is buying a duplex and living in one of the units!

Are you wanting to find something within an hour of where you live or are you open to something farther away?

I'd like to purchase an STR (I probably should have said that), being that I live in South Florida, Orlando isn't too far, but also not close enough that I can drop by anytime, so I thought I'd need a PM, or perhaps just a great team in place as far as a mechanic and cleaner, realtor and lender.Thanks again!  

I own 3 SFR in Columbia MO (I live in KCMO) and was using property mgmt, but due to similar difficulties you faced, I opted to self manage and stopped using my mgmt company.

Quote from @Braeden Warg: Thank you for the clarification and information.I live in Cabarrus County and have experience in residential and commercial construction.

I’m on the deed, not the loan for the current house I live in here in GA. 

I have changed my rental strategy to Co-Living (rent by the room).

You can also do a live in flip where you use the equity to sell and reinvest down the road.

Ideas for some of the paragraphs: - Future Setting: where you live, what you see from your front porch or backyard, what your kitchen/gym look like. - Family: Kids? 

Hey John,I own 12 units in Detroit but currently live in California.