My wife isn't happy but 2 weeks in Baltimore and 2 weeks in Toronto. 2:30h flight or 9h driving. 

I've been bookkeeping with a google drive spreadsheet. 

Unless you understand what's going on and why, its like having an elementary school student drive your car to school.

Can't really see the metal wall from my house but you can see the roof to the commercial building as you're driving in and in the winter the trees provide less cover - although there is a very high and nice privacy fence to separate. 

I’ve been looking at data on rental properties in Destin and Panama City Beach, and certain amenities seem to drive higher booking rates.

You have some options like driving for $'s to look for distressed & abandoned properties. 

I have investment properties here in Columbus, Ohio, which has seen significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations, driving up property prices and job opportunities.

I am trying to house hack (3.5% down, owner-occupied, rent other rooms) in the Bay Area (driving distance about an hour from Redwood City and SF).

Did you keep that money in the multifamily or were you able to pull it out after driving up the value of the properties?

They admitted it was after a drunk driving incident, which at the time was a major red flag but I let it slide.