I need eyes on the house as close to checkout as possible and the cleaners are our first line of defense.

see my comment above.. check with your lenders U would be working with most wont let you self deal.

If you're wanting to put it into real estate, then choose a custodian like Advanta, Provident, Nu-View, Quest, etc that will allow you to truly "self-direct".

We always ask for at least the previous year's W-2 (tax return if self-employed).

I went to BP Con New Orleans this year, and loved it, but half of the seminars I attended were also about self promotion from the speakers.

I've been reading through the Self-Managing Landlord book from BP and the chapter I've found the most useful is "Creating Your Tech Stack."

Here were the results: I have now moved out of the home and I am cash flowing roughly $1k after all things considered (I self-manage).I regret a few things, but feel unbelievably lucky and grateful with how it went (especially with the timing of the purchase and refinancing). 

If you’re going for cash flow, are you going to self manage?

My focus is on properties that are slightly positive in cash flow, while also offering capital appreciation potential, and ideally being self-sustaining in the long run.During a recent visit to LA, I didn’t quite feel confident about the current state of things there.

Instead of only buying single-family homes, for example, you could invest in multifamily homes, self-storage facilities, and mobile homes.