All that stuff; child support garnishments, expired licenses, screwing deals up etc...is just non stop because you're dealing with a bunch pf independent contractors working in a business that has such a low barrier to entry where every firm will hire anyone with a pulse.

I live in Manhattan, New York City with my wife & 2 young kids.

I want to buy houses in Manhattan, Kansas, where both rent prices and housing prices are relatively high.

Currently working as a Property Manager for Manhattan rental buildings and also looking to invest outside of the city. 

Not all states have extreme cases like SF or Manhattan, but aside from that extreme all states have markets where the dial is turned more one way than the other.

I will share this, the only time I have seen Starbucks rent out a place has been in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

If you need the cashflow b/c you aren't already in that "Evil 1%," it's likely the case that you just can't go toe-to-toe with those folks you'd be up against in downtown Manhattan. 

Remember this is the "best" authority in the country.https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-settlement-nycha-and-nyc-fundamentally-reform-nychaAnd even now, they stink. 

Do I want my name on large towers in downtown Manhattan?

Louis, MO), and a General Manager of a Planet Fitness (PF - Brownsburg, IN).I know my background probably doesn't strike employers as an ideal one for the job, but do you all have any recommendations on how I might go about getting them to seriously consider me?