There are some other challenges, but you can work through them. 

Thanks so much for your help in advance I would see if you could do a rent to own or seller finance. you are going to have trouble getting financing without income for a primary residence as the lender has to follow federal guidelines and your ability to repay - which if you do not have income that makes it challenging to qualify. 

I am weary of trading my time for money and wish to be more present for my children while building generational wealth.

I know there are large property management companies that manage properties everywhere, but I am curious how they overcome all the challenges of not being near the properties.

Between a demanding FT job (that I enjoy,) a wife who also works FT, and two young children, I have no real desire to "all in" to real estate as a FT career at this point in my life.

Challenges?

As I prepare the unit for the next tenant, I'm finding the gas stove cooktop and the inner oven glass particularly challenging to clean.

Challenges?

@Audrey Sommer it will be challenging to match what a PMC can do.Example: we post to around 30 websites via syndications via two software programs we pay for and also have a marketing team that manually enters a few.The Zillow Group is probably the easiest for a landlord to use.

Challenges?