So, you need to be looking at your occupancy and pricing frequently to ensure your RevPAR is where you want it to be. 

Particularly for your first few properties, I'd highly recommend that you manage the property yourself (if possible), but that's usually only possible (or most effective) if you live near the property or visit it frequently.

We now live in Arizona and I frequently fly back to the southeast to repair or inspect the properties and already deduct the travel, lodging, and half of the meal expenses from my taxes. 

That said, the other agent and I frequently reduce our commissions on these deals to make them work and, even if the agents don't, the seller would still be getting around 3% at closing with a 10% down payment which, to me, could be a win-win depending on their situation.  

I frequently see sub2 deals on FB and other sites and out of curiosity I look at what they are offering. 

We wanted something we would use frequently and we have found ourselves drawn less to the HH area for this reason.2) Lack of critical infrastructure.

But insurance continues to be high due to frequent hail storms.

Short-Term Rental StrategiesLong-Term Rentals: Stability and SimplicityAdvantages: Long-term rentals provide consistent cash flow with less frequent turnover.

Things like this are why it's important to work with a professional who is well versed in real estate taxation because the "common/simple" strategies taught frequently like BRRR or house hacking actually get fairly complicated when it comes to handling it correctly. 

In my opinion, it’s a terrible look when someone affiliated with a property management company doesn’t pay rent—and the owner won’t step in.High Turnover Costs-My properties often required expensive turnover work, frequently due to evictions and poor tenant quality.