If you're investing out of state, hiring a property manager tends to be the most practical option.

The new builds tend to attract better-quality residents. 

Multi units tend to work a lot better and can easily cashflow after all actual costs.

We are a vacation property so people who plan tend to book ahead of the Airbnb crowd.

But over the long haul, these things are relatively rare.Further, if these are properties you just rehabbed and rented for the first time, those tend to have more maintenance issues up front.

One of the major pros for a SF was that it tends to be easier to handle and it appreciates in value more than a MF would. 

This allows you to put less money down, you need a place to live anyways, and the interest rates and fees tend to be better than for investors.

As soon as you have 4, 6 or 8 units, things start to smoothen out a lot.Higher priced assets tend to run a lot smoother than in the hood.

I tend to like to invest where there are jobs and where people are moving to********************Ranked: Population Changes in U.S.

Whenever I have a plumbing issue, I tend to call up the plumber and, depending on his availability, pay him.