I found some local people here through biggerpockets, then we also have a website and blog, I heard one lady gained several properties through social media marketing, and calling listings for rent by owner to see if they would be interested in switching to STR (hopefully I didn't just open a can of worms).

It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you when your investing virtually.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

@Matthew Paul @Dan Heuschele $95 for an MLS listing :) BP blog post on what to look for in a flat fee MLS listing here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/9561/66005-flat-f... 

You can learn more about each one here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/blog_posts/2...https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/2810/21298-solo-4...Ira will have ubit on leveraged real estate where the 401K won’t.  

Hi,Listening to some of the podcasts and reading the blog, I keep feeling this inner red flag that keeps popping up in me.  

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

I wrote a blog about the process here and there's a great, step by step guide to HUD screening best practices here.  

Quote from @Kelly Beck: Check out Dave Meyers in the forums, blogs, or YouTube channel.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.