There's a nominal fee for filing as a foreign entity doing business in SC (a couple hundred $$ I think).

We threw out cabinets, flooring, light fixtures, planned on new windows and doors, anyway, had vents cleaned.

Or the kitchen cabinets bright red?

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

They have been promoting/selling hundreds of properties there and in the Riviera Maya over the last decade there.

Lied to the wife about visitors and got her to spend a weekend removing all the kitchen cabinets, sanded and resealed all of them (probably my best trick since we married).

Multiply that times faucets, cabinets, shower fixtures, flooring, etc.

You can find hundreds, most of them are less than $10 each.

THat's easier to do than you might think: there are 42,000 zip codes, so there are a few hundred thousand people who are "top 5" at any given zip code.Hats off to you for starting to connect with an agent, but I'd wait to buy anything for at least 6-12 months as you build market familiarity!

Regarding remote managing, in our 24 years of experience, dealing with hundreds of investors, what we've had to bail DIY Remote Investors out of is mostly Class C properties with some Class B.So, in our opinion, one can remote manage a Class A property fairly easily if you are organized.Class B requires more organization and knowledge, to avoid tenants taking advantage of you.Class C should NOT be done DIY - hire a PMC!