This way, you can easily allocate expenses to the appropriate property when making purchases with your Lowes account or other accounts.You can also create separate folders or digital files for each property/entity to keep track of receipts and invoices.

If I was younger and really looking to expand this would be an avenue to investigate.

The right investment property should be able to easily beat that.

I work close to the car washes so it wouldn't take much time for me to go check them daily or every other day and I'm hoping that between those and the 5 apartments we have, I'll be able to quit my full time job and manage these full time while expanding my portfolio. 

I suspect a more creative person than me could expand this list.  

Context: I own a STR/MTR management company in Los Angeles and we're considering expanding to a STR friendly market.

we just see so many threads on BP from OOS investors trying to do everything from Internet and it can easily turn into a disaster.i also see that you're trying to borrow as much as possible... which just puts a lot of pressure on your return because it makes the project more expensive.maybe you're set up for success but i just figured i'd ask. 

As far as setting up a place for you to live, if you don't find the vibe in Reno you could look at Carson City so you can easily still work on your properties in Reno and sleep in your own bed plus you are close to all of the outdoor activities at Lake Tahoe.

These cities can easily have more restrictive landlord policies than a red area in a blue state (like Colorado Springs for example, probably less restrictive than any of these cities). 

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.