I love the Myrtle Beach area.Condos are a dime a dozen so there is stiff competition which pushes prices down.HOAs have their own problems which I always avoid.I would try and buy a beachfront house or 1st row house 

The ability to effectively self manage would depend on the scale you are trying to buy. 

Took about half a year to learn how to walk, talk and even eat again, but bounced back to my love for real estate investing and the two things that transitioned me from just wholesaling to actually buying deals as an investor was creative finance and private money.Bought my first rental property in Easley, S.C. owner finance and one of my best rentals I still own today was bought subject-to! 

In a few months, I want to get into buying NPN/NPLs, such as those in bankruptcy.  

Quote from @Thomas Jay Bledsoe: Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Who talked you into buying the Costa Mesa condo? 

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

🎯 Leverage PowerWhen's the last time your broker let you buy $500,000 worth of stocks with $100,000 down?

If you buy regular keyed locks (non-electronic) as Nathan Gesner recommended, then buy Schlage because they have a lifetime warranty on mechanical and finish. 

We went from buying light rehabs to buying major foundation and mold issues to make numbers work until even that did not work anymore.