Over the past several years I've tried to educate myself on the logistics of buying and managing a house as an investment and attempted to learn from other peoples experiences in REI.

Thanks all this advice is greatly appreciated and it's a relief to know you would also wait until the unit turns over and I can wait to avoid the hassle and cost with all the logistics!

With a strong network of brokers, a sponsor, nothing you can't crack into -- and per some feedback I've received on BP from veteran investors, they'd always suggest to look at logistics and proximity first.

What you're proposing is known as third-party logistics.

Because tax and logistical benefits are so different. 

Getting started is as always the hardest part - building out the logistics, legal bits (for import duties, etc), marketing (be it a website, direct b2b marketing or Amazon) and sourcing the right suppliers are all equally difficult (yet interesting) tasks.

I'm don't know about the logistics so much, but I think it is something buyers would be attracted to in our community!  

In addition, the owner of the home must not own more than three single-family homes.3) They are unable to provide sufficient documentation, such as the emotional support animal letter, that verifies the ESA is necessary for their health and well-being.4) The tenant provides fraudulent documentation attesting to their need for an emotional support animal (usually a fake emotional support animal letter).5) The landlord can demonstrate that making accommodations for an ESA would impose undue financial burden or logistical burden. 6) The animal is destructive to the property or displays threatening behaviors that could put other tenants or yourself at risk.7) The size or nature of the animal makes it impossible to house safely or humanely.

Additionally, the management software provider (Yardi), required to have a management entity and the way the software set up, it's having all rents/expenses going through one account which is tied to the management and not each property's account...If I run each property separately, it'll create a mess logistically. 

In terms of logistics - a 450k budget is going to be difficult if you're looking in city limits unless you are okay with being in certain areas, homes that need work, etc.