Furthermore you can vastly increase your returns through leverage using a non-recourse loan but that will definitely trigger UBIT but again the numbers can still make a lot of sense. 

Get a hold of a trusted lender and run through the options with them as well.

Hey Deirdre,To address your questions:Providing freedom by handling day-to-day operations.Offering peace of mind through proactive maintenance and tenant communication.Reducing risks by staying ahead of legal requirements, tenant screening, and dispute resolution.Enhancing the bottom line by identifying cost-saving opportunities while ensuring tenant satisfaction to reduce turnover.Is the experience still important when the property thrives financially?

Mostly through Quickbooks.

If I ever have specific questions, I look through google and then use the BP forums as another source.

Look into meetups through BiggerPockets, local REIA (Real Estate Investors Association) groups, or even events in nearby Seattle.

Visit RestoreFMB.com for practical resources and tools that can be replicated in other communities to help LA through this process.No one rebuilds alone.

Incidentally this is the perfect scenario where a checkbook IRA is going to be far superior to having to go through the custodian for every transaction. 

They have a first post restriction, but they have VAs monitoring that before it gets to moderators first and they just let everything through.

A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.