Experienced managers can help evaluate potential investments by providing insights on rental demand, market rents, tenant preferences, and location-specific factors that affect leasing success.For example, rental properties need to be close to conveniences like major roads, shopping, and schools.

For example they only buy land and build in land lord friendly states.Before they buy land to build on, they thoroughly analyze key market indicators such as population growth, occupancy rates, job growth, and even prioritize top school districts.

We currently have 10 single family properties in the best school districts and we self manage.

Now think of this "work" as a combination of trade school and actual work.

Northern NJ is not the best place for retirement but it is a great place to raise a family due to the great schools and for those needing easy access to NYC.

Good luck, you are a busy man with school, family and baseball.Likely your best bet is house hacking (if your partner and child are willing to share housing). 

Also illegal for the entire school year, if the tenant has kids in school. 

We moved into a nice house in Florida when I was a sophomore in high school.

Also the school districts have been increasing property taxes in A LOT of investment properties thus eating some of our profits. 

After high school, I pursued a career in the military, where I proudly served for seven years.