We are talking FAT FIRE here retire not in that double wide but super comfortably.

I could sit and tell you all zip codes I am comfortable buying in but Akron like many cities almost changes from block to block.

What strategies are you comfortable using?

I enjoy having a day job (weird, I know) and am just looking to set my future family up for a comfortable life financially!

As we did our financial planning she needed comfort.  

Regardless we lived in LA about 9years ago and don't feel comfortable going to another state.

For those STR operators and investors that are not comfortable self managing (communication with tenants, scheduling cleaners and organizing supplies) one option is to hire a designated full/part time employee. 

If you really want the property and don't mind a small gamble put down an amount of earnest money that you will not be upset to lose and that if you were in the seller's shoes would make you feel OK about taking the property off the market for 60 days and make it non-refundable to be conveyed to Seller upon offer acceptance. 

Like @Michael Bowman previously stated, I am completely comfortable paying a set fee to cover administrative costs as long as that fee is reasonable, established upfront and the PM is seeking to negotiate the best rate on my behalf. 

I definitely could've tried to maximize my monthly income by renting the property by room, but with HOA restrictions and my inability to comfortably find a property manager that manages rentals by the room were my biggest reasons to rent out the entire property under one lease.