Which gives me much more control of the money/asset management than just leaving it in the market for alot more years.

But what's most compelling is that he's managed to curate a group of people who also care for each other and care about HOW they conduct business.

Tomas, are you self managing your Cahokia Height, IL property or are you working witha property manager? 

Padsplit may also be an option if you want to be a little less active in managing. 

As for the PM question - we manage 37 units ourselves...

I work with a property management company in NJ and we see a lot of success with our clients holding long-term rentals. https://www.tvdhousing.com/Welcome to BP! 

With a manageable purchase price and the opportunity for high-impact renovations, it fit perfectly within our investment strategy, promising a solid return.

And knowing a thing or 2, I'm gonna assume you are good at the details, and at managing paralegal team. 

Short Term Rental Management with Luke Carl is a good podcast for learning about management.

The other 2 duplexes I have purchased have had no issues.Larry and Josh were working with me as well for 2 years then they just handed over the communication to management company and vanished once 2 or 3 year mark hit.