Looking back 15 years later, I should have pressed much harder, the opportunities were too good. 

Love that you're looking at other investing opportunities!

If given the same opportunity, what would you do, and what steps would you take to make it happen?

You might consider Midtown and take Marta to work as Midtown has some additional opportunities for ownership and rental thereafter. 

.📌 I’d love to connect with:Investors or developers experienced in BRRRR or rezoning projectsReal estate agents, architects, and attorneys familiar with the local marketProfessionals with expertise in expediting demolition and building permits in AtlantaI’m eager to learn from your experience, hear useful tips, and explore potential collaboration opportunities.

One hour in each direction of where you live will surely have similar opportunities and a much higher learning cycle for you.

This leads to the problems worsening, and I end up having to hire an emergency technician to handle the repairs.

They seem very similar in that they handle emergency and non-emergency maintenance calls and, critically, even dispatch contractors/service-people with minimal intervention from me.

There are a lot of opportunities to keep it full while negating the full time management/customer service aspect.

If you ever find an opportunity because of your knowledge of the market, you can present it to your new connections.