Location is 1.7 miles from the beach, also extremely desirable whether it is annual or short term tenants.

I co host around 100 properties in Utah and have used VAs who are not as capable and some who are extremely capable (depending on your budget).

@Mike TashmanOK - a couple reactions - cash flow is extremely difficult right now without a creative strategy. 

Also, PPC leads have been extremely profitable as well. 

I would guess that his thread will get extremely long..

Ensuring that you do your homework before purchasing a property is extremely important for making an intelligent investment.

January - extremely interested in hearing more about how you manage STR's remotely.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

I agree it was definitely extremely popular back then for moving up the ladder.

The first thing you should focus on is education, the Bigger Pockets Podcast is extremely informative, I would attune to that and read some of the books they recommend.