I would say the biggest thing I would do is focus on finding bigger cash-flow markets known for great rents and try to see if that works.

@Emeka Okeke, the biggest thing is actually doing it.  

I wanted to work with someone who was going to pick up the phone when I called.From your first interaction with a broker/seller, show through your words and actions that you are honest and reliable.Lesson 4️⃣ - Buyers and sellers become business partners.I truly think one of the biggest oversights in due diligence is the seller themselves.

House hacking is a financial no-brainer, it eliminates you single biggest monthly expense, so you can increase your savings rate.

I've been doing revenue management for over 10 years now (hotels and STRs).

Were revenues as high as you expected them to be?

Rabbu ways annual revenue for Byrd is $43,125, which is 13.3 annual gross yield. 

What I'm trying to say is that going up to 1.5-2 hours outside of even the biggest cities, there are pockets of affordable towns/cities with at least positive cash flow (although its never been harder to find than right now, I've been waiting for 3 years for the market to make sense before buying again). 

Quick question: What’s been your biggest challenge when managing smaller multifamily properties?

That was fun.Because of this setback limiting my ability to leave my house, I sunk more time into my YouTube channel where I’m seeing exponential growth and am on pace to make over $6k this month from ad revenue alone.Life is good.