This was something I was intrigued about and the post jumped back to the top of the list when you asked yours. 

This is super helpful and informative.

Not sure how many PMCs you've had bad experiences with, but we'll take exception to:"Then do a thorough research on tenant applicants (note: leaving this to a PM may be hazardous to your financial health)".BP seems to have more threads about screening mistakes by DIY landlords as opposed to PMCs.Now, if you'd have mentioned Maintenance, you'd get no argument from me:) Even the PMC industry acknowledges maintenance as one of the biggest challenges.Rereading my post, I kinda see how I sounded negative toward PMs.  

It would be wise to post the name of the franchise you are considering.

Years ago I had posted about Shared living.

Quote from @Robert Bishop: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You are off to a great start, but a post like this is just a bat signal for anyone and everyone to pitch you something because you have saved so much at such a young age.

Good listings are a people game, not anything you have at the bottom of your post.

@Josh LansberryWelcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

that may work for others, but i don't have enough capital to do that, and the returns are in the tougher strategies (like STR - i didn't look at your other posts, but if you are successful in STR, that's great.) 

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