I think build to rent is a great option if you can get cheap enough land to make it worth it.

This will help guide your decision opposed to investing somewhere for a novel reason.for example for me it was cash flow, price to rent ratio, land lord tenant laws and availability of multi-families(Just to name a few). 

- Land Contract would be better:)Question: how are you going to lose $2500/month if you rent?

I'm constantly juggling the rates for my Airbnb listings based on what my competitors are charging. 

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. 

I am looking to partner with a close friend of mine (we've worked together many times before with both of us in various roles) to primarily do rehabs for LTR and/or resale.

I hope this helps you land on goals, then you can dive deeper into where.

Once you land on the right PM, transition everything to them.As others have stated, four houses is not a big task.

The second challenge would be finding land in a decent enough area where building a rental makes sense.

I am a land lord but don’t own my residence.What are my options?