Property management vs. self-managing:Self-managing—at least in the beginning—can be invaluable.

It took me and my wife 17 years and more units to get to that level, but our units are SFH's in our back yard in a small midwest town with average rents under $1,000. 

A VA can help you compile lists of potential wholesalers, manage follow-ups, and even track responses from your marketing efforts—freeing you up to focus on high-level strategy and deal analysis.Hope these ideas help!

I would say sec8 is the pinnacle of requiring great management, systems, planning and methodology. 

When the credit report addresses don't match her application, you deny her and move on.Any landlord running a credit check on her after 05/01/2024 will see her credit report has a $12,000 collection from a property manager, and that should be an automatic denial.

I'd be seeking someone to fund the down payment of the deal and I would be responsible for property management/bringing in funds for initial renovations for a profit/split.

Here you are basically hitting it without needing to manage a property in another location.

It’s worth considering self managing as a STR for depreciation benefits if the demand is there 

DO NOT PARTNER with someone on your level.