I grew up in South LA, Long Beach to be exact, and know exactly what you're talking about.

I worked with one of their reps to put insurance in place at my rental property located in Orange Beach, Al.

I ended up fix & holding mainly in Charleston, and one in Virginia Beach. 

Rgds  It was always interesting when out of state folks visit Toledo and would say our B class is there "Z class" lolI guess being born with a silver spoon causes such a judgement.But it is what it is.Toledo's "B class" has IMO been lower priced with higher cashflow than in pretty much any other market in the Midwest.Won't steal Andrew's thunder here but some decent zip codes to consider on a "street by street" basis are 43609, 43610 and 43620.Wouldn't have touched them back in the day but have been finding some decent pockets lately.43612 and 43613 is "creme de la creme" for full market value.It's a hard gig getting anything under market value nowadays.Much success 🙏👍

I'm not completely against coaching/mentoring, it's just that it's not a silver bullet and it actually stops a lot of new investors from actually investing.

We use a Google camera at each house and have great experience with them.we own two side by side beach houses in Myrtle Beach.

Assume 25 years on the roof, 10 on the AC unless you are near the beach then 6 years.

Correct but this will be a STR in a prime market with pool and by beach so I am sure I can manage to break even

My primary focus is Knoxville, Tennessee, but I'm also keeping an eye on Conway-Myrtle Beach, SC and South Florida.

Like Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich dad" buying up parts of Waikiki beach before it became a major tourist attraction.