My contractor does these visits for free because he gets ALL my work, the construction, the plowing and the mowing.

A local property manager will make this much easier and handle the visits for you.Single-family homes can still do well, even with more apartments popping up, as they cater to tenants who want privacy and space.

Before you decide to do STR or MTR, I would see what type of guests are visiting.

It was mentioned several times that no one could see the chat, but Pace assured us that he could see all our comments, and he would occasionally comment on the alleged comments. 

Because you did a quit claim deed (ie not giving the LLC any assurance that the title was clear), your LLC can't do anything about it.

Please extend an invitation to your tenants to visit me in my home (1925 block/stucco construction - a dang bunker for all practical purposes)...footsteps bother them? 

Have people visited and is it messy?

The goal starting off is a place that my family enjoys visiting and renting the rest of the time. 

With this strategy, we knew exactly how each house was operating and we could intervene or change leadership of the house if necessary to assure operations were going as we expected. 

Cities I’m Considering: Saint Paul, MNDes Moines, IAOmaha, NESioux Falls, SDWichita, KSOklahoma City, OKEl Paso, TXKnoxville, TNNashville, TNClarksville, TNCharlotte, NCSan Antonio, TXDallas-Fort Worth, TXIf you visit Fort Worth, I'm happy to show you around and or give you some notes!