Fingers crossed...

So, I would both keep savings and consider dumping CT unless there is a strong reason to keep it living across the country.

Carrot shows up in 45% of the top 10 results across the country.

For you, you likely have crossed the level of it being a trade or business.

I did finally receive an email from a student testimonial who possibly now lives out of country and is living the dream retirement.

. :)That said - the Harrisburg/Carlisle area seems to always bust into the top 5-10 in the country for rent growth and population growth. 

My club is one of the biggest in the country and the cost if really cheap ($175/yr) and we have about 20 meetings a month!

@Marc ShinRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

So where you'd save a small amount on UW fees and perhaps cross collateralized title fees by doing a blanket loan, you will lose all that savings and more IF you ever decided to refi/sell one without the other... just a heads up.The other issue here is you say your assets are tied up... meaning you have no liquidity? 

If you are looking to invest passively I would suggest looking in the southern/middle part of the country where the price points are much more friendly as well as the landlord laws areas like Memphis, Little Rock, DFW, Houston, SAN or Oklahoma.