One tip: don't force yourself to stay in single-family, but sticking with what you know best for now is good.

IMO investing out of state requires a fantastic team before you buy a single piece of real estate. 

You could form a single LLC for all properties, which is easier to manage but carries shared risk, or you can create an LLC for each property, which offers better protection at the cost of more administrative work.

There are a lot of options for all in one stacks (washer dryer) or a single wash/dry machine as well as small size (18") dishwashers.Don't skimp on these sorts of amenities.

On top of that, the prices of single family and multi-family homes could be very expensive as well. 

I am looking to rent out a single property in the next 6 months and wanted to get recommendations on a property management software for small time DIY. 

Hey BP, Im curious on what some of you would say as the better route to go and why.I'm at a crossroads between:Starting and focusing on New construction for single-family houses to eventually get into being able to build small to medium editions as a long-term goal.

The investor sector of the real estate agency side is different than the residential (more single family heavy) side for many reasons.

For instance my 90 lot subdivision at one point I had 90 legal descriptions and parcels on one master deed.. as I sold them off we just deeded them out separately.. its super common especially in older platted cities were lots might have been small like 25 X 100 and someone bought 3 of them and then built one home on all three.. some places they force merge them others you can go back and recreate the Old lots of record.. there is millions upon millions made by those that know how to find shadow plats and bring to life underlying parcels.

Typically I would just run it through my name but there are areas of ohio that target out of state owners if its a single family and will send you fines and violations  for every little thing. you also should talk to your attorney and accountant on how it impacts taxes