Use a payment processor to pay the original note and any wrap if there is a 2nd position secondary note that pays the seller the difference between their current mortgage and the total sale value. 

This will save you time and effort, as you won’t have to travel long distances to manage different properties or handle tenant issues.For your first investment, I suggest starting with 2-4 unit properties.

I always felt kind of like I will not be scared out of this neighborhood but I am very different now that I have kids.

I'm sure you'll get differing opinions but this sounds more clean and simple to me.

It also means you don't have to learn two different ways of doing things. 

Todays standards are far different as you know..

You've got some different comments above so let me help clarify some things if you don't mind.1.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

Weather differs depending on where properties are located and even snow accumulation within the same geographic area will vary year to year.

Took a different direction once I noticed the Houston slime agents.