And REOs are notorious for being non-assignable, so students most likely didn't assign to the company.I don't think there is any magic about the Ohio deals I looked at... older properties, low price because of extensive rehab required, REOs, property with high DOM, in the rust belt, ... leper properties.

On top of that insurance for the units went up and so did property taxes so what was once a very profitable commercial rental has turned into my worst performer. 

Your goal should be to have performance cap rates at 7-8% on something with a market cap of 5-6%, which gives you a healthy 200 basis point spread from the going market rate. 

To facilitate an informed decision regarding my suitability for the role, I would like to propose starting with a trial period which would allow you to evaluate my performance and see firsthand how effectively I manage properties remotely.Thank You.

@Annie Balagot Solterra typically performs pretty well as it has the amenities rival many of the other top communities, but it is further away and the traffic to get to the parks.

My advise is to start with single family or a small multi-family ground up project first but this market environment is truthfully not the time to be completing any ground up projects unless you are self performing the construction which it doesn't appear you are in a position to do.There was a recent Philadelphia  forum chain started by someone else who was contemplating ground up in a similar fashion to what you are proposing and I cautioned they would be better off buying something that was newly built and believe after conducting their own diligence realized it was too cost prohibitive at this time to build with 3rd party GC's in Philadelphia when also accounting for the interest rate environment and cost to build.

I was wondering if anyone in Georgia has worked with a good agent that has extensive knowledge of the investment market for short term rentals. 

Rather find a partner who will contribute same as you and you hire a GC strictly to perform the work.

It wasn't a home run by any stretch.

Under California foreclosure law, can a vendor place a mechanics lien on a home for work performed for the prior owner after the foreclosure sale and the recording (perfecting) of the deed?