I feel like this is a skill totally worth having.

You don’t need any technical skills, and your photos, pricing and reviews will be automatically synced.

That said, if you have an agent who knows STRs and feel comfortable with their video skills and their judgement, that can work. -- Find an agent that specializes in STRs.

Now, taking say 24 + units, a complex, that's another matter.You probably have the skills needed for multi family, might not for retail or office or business anchored operations.

I feel with my Engineering and MBA background, this is something that really suits my skill-set and something I can sink my teeth into.

I am looking for an experienced partner/mentor skilled in small starter homes, since I want that to be my main focus to start with.

Hopefully after I've assigned a contract I'll have built enough of a relationship with the buyer that maybe they'll let me watch or observe what and how they do with the house after they buy it from me, maybe even act as a semi - quasi project manager so I could learn some skills to apply toward my own investing.

You also must consider your understanding of the intricacies of managing a property yourself and whether you have the skills to manage a manager.Do you know anything about property maintenance, are you at all experienced or handy with tools. do you understand the functions of the different buildings trades, do you know the costs associated with the trades.If you have not been hands on involved in managing your own property it is extremely difficult to manage a property manager.

the necessary repairs are as follows:  water heater missing, furnace looks old. paint all rooms, new flooring needed in most rooms, ( something i can do myself), recondition kitchen, replace entry doors. the house already has a newer roof and newer vinyl siding, virtually no work necessary on the outside. given my rehab skills, nothing will need to be contracted out, so i am able to save a tremendous amount of money on the rehab, which is why the following rehab number is so low.

Buy this information was definitely vital and I really appreciate it.