Boots on the ground is hyperlocal, and what you're looking for is essentially cheap labor that can open a door when you need it.

added 2 walls, added an eyebrow porch, removed an exterior door.  

My partner and I have ~20 doors in OH, and we are interested to expand our portfolio to Fort Wayne IN.

For an OOS investor, I would recommend looking at Kansas City as one of my CFO clients also manages 100+ doors for OOS investors and knows the market very well.

we have had record year last two years in the following.1. new construction2. flipping in the sub 250k range in secondary cities3. land flipping 4. land development for sfr and flip to national builders.No slowing down in 25.what we dont do or did do was rentals.. everything but. 

While real estate values do rise over time, if you can't cover your bills during the downturns to get you into better times to sell, you are likely to lose money.  

I'm currently renovating my rear unit and it has the perfect layout to split into 2 units by adding a wall and an additional front door.

A property manager may be a hard egg to crack but once cracked (built trust or relationship), they can open many doors since they can be your advocate and have access to many homes.this is the case with apartment complexes.   

You probably don't want to live next door to tenants; ideally, they would just think you're also renters. 

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.