We have our own everything...from potato chips to coffee to spice blends...and it's hard to live without it.

Not to mention the PMs attached to the quality providers make the process much more seamless.

Technology advancements such as email, phone calls, skype has enabled communication with a remote CPA to be seamless.

Maybe a blend of flips & rentals is required?  

They are usually looking at higher quality deals where cap rate is lower but with value add and rent growth they can blend higher in a short period of time.

You'll likely end up with a blend of each. 

Looks like the pdf copies of the communication from this mess didn't go through to here it is in word format:----------------------April27, 2018Dear Sir/Madam,AHI PropertiesManagement has beenrequested byOceanpointe Investment Limited, Inc. toassume themanagementofyour realestate property located inIndianapolis, Indiana.Oceanpointe Investment Limited,Inc. ceased providingpropertymanagementservices as ofMarch27,2018.Theybelieve their investmentclients willbe betterserved leavingthe ongoingpropertymanagementto anindependentfirmwho specializes inthis service.Since their Indiana StateLicensewas cancelledonthat dateOceanpointeis nolonger allowed tolegallyoperateas amanagement company.AHI has overfortyyears’experience inthe real estate industry.We have the expertise toprovide professional supervisionof your property.Ourobjective isprovide each owner with complete transparency as tothestatus of your investment.Workingincollaboration withOceanpointe,ourobjectiveis to make thistransition as seamless as possible.We cannot do this without your express authorization.We have included a copyof our management agreementfor your review, as well as a copyofour residentiallease.Please sign and return the management agreementby May4th, 2018with your signature.Without a management agreement in placewecannotaccept rental payments.Any payments received in the office withouta signedmanagement agreement will be returned to the tenant.The management agreementandW-9 canbemailedorscanned and emailed to:...as well as any questions or concerns thatyou may have or you can giveus a call at .xxxWe look forwardto workingwith youin developinga successfulinvestment.Sincerely

I admit that many of the exasperating tenant/repair experiences blend into faded memories, but they often bring a smile.

You also don't want to disrupt the compounding interest that the 401k is producing.With respect to FHA, I purchased a duplex using an FHA loan as owner occupant in Virginia and the process was seamless. 

Liquidity is everything in this game, so finding a strategy or blend of strategies that support that is usually the best way to go.Hope that offers some insight for you.Cheers!