Found T&H realty services to be pretty interesting as they provide both buyer brokerage service (to help me find deals) as well as do property management i.e. they are not full turnkey provider necessarily, but reduces some of the hassle for me I guess as an out of state investor. 

Traveling to other states isn’t an issue for me. 

I contacted ALE solutions on Friday through their housing request form and just resubmitted with a longer term minimum based on what you stated here.

They are completely different forms of investing and should never be analyzed the same way.

I have not done a demo, that's probably a great place for me to start.

Don't forget to annually mark time for vacation or family time.You might consider hiring a teenager part time if there's something that is time consuming (for me, putting out 20 open house signs then picking them up).Best to you!

For me, if I make $1500 net per month on a free and clear property I would make $18,000 / year.  

(The Black Friday sale on the Bigger Pockets bookstore was where I did my own Christmas shopping so my family knew what to ‘buy’ for me!).

Their success speaks volumes however, its a bit much for me to stomach for a potential benefit. 

I have since hired Matt to do various things for me.