However, you have to invest in specific communities where they are encouraging development.

My goal is to continue to acquire more cash flowing rentals to eventually leave my day job and just self manage the rental properties. 

Quote from @Jaxin Pierce: I'm a self-starter entrepreneur who owns a vending machine business.

Think fix-and-flip properties or land development projects—things that don’t fit the cookie-cutter mold banks prefer.

And then you can use that information to start to develop your own personal due diligence method: Crowdstreet.com, 1031 Crowdfunding, Akr7, Finresi etc.

#universitycity is an amazing area located in #charlotte with ample developments, entertainment, dining, and other things to do!

It's up to you how far to take this though.When we're faced with this, we try to hold the tenants accountable, by pushing hard to do self-showings.- Who better to show the house and speak positively about than a current tenant?

Absent them, risk is controllable over time.I self manage a SFH in the Bay Area in a very pro-tenant city (some cities are a little less pro-tenant than others).

Quote from @Dallas Hoover: Want to acquire a self-car wash within Dallas Texas area. 

This client was transferred to me by another PM in our company because her portfolio is maxed out and she doesn't have capacity to take on more properties.This client had been self-managing a short-term SFR for the past several years and recently converted it to LTR.