Is it possible for her to have that many hours (750h) by managing our 9 properties?

Manage less, turn over to professional management5.

These properties are often easier and more affordable to manage.

@Colin Ford recommend getting experience with your RI duplex before going OOS.You should DIY manage the unit next door, so you LEARN about property management, the goog, the bad and the ugly.Then you'll be so much better prepared to invest OOS!

Compare these with potential financing alternatives, like a DSCR loan or other commercial products.Exit Strategy: What’s your long-term plan—hold for cash flow, refinance, or sell?

Love that you started a property management business.

@Gene PanicciaManagement fees vary, but it's not uncommon for a PM to charge fees for managing tenant-paid utilities or coordinating repairs.

Our manager’s credit score requirement is 550, but even that has been hard to satisfy.

3) Buy a few out of state properties directly through an agent and work with a property manager to manage them? 

I am a voice of common sense and help them come up with the best way to manage STRs.