I have over a hundred rental units I own and operate in Utah everything from homes and condos to larger multifamily.Salt Lake County has higher property taxes and is basically built out already and Ogden even though you can find good opportunities in the long run it won't be able to compete with South Utah County or Eagle Mountain. 

It's best to have a house manager.

There is so many posts about complete newbies wanting to partner or use someone else's money and I think that is far too risky. 

Those sounds like great rentals and vacancy rates have been decent - our management team only has a handful of vacanies out of the 300+ we oversee, thankful for that.

My biz partner and I 100% believe community and building authentic relationships in the real estate space is so important for growth.

I found an area I felt comfortable living in and I bought a house with an FHA loan.

I am in the same boat.I have a bunch of SFH and I am looking to consolidate in many quads or 1-2 small apartment complexes(5-20 units).

A professional manager can find qualified tenants who respect your home and handle day-to-day issues.

My brother lives in La Jolla and I know hundreds of investors in coastal Southern Cal. 

>The likely rent I'd get in this area will cover half my mortgage payments at the momentI have done all of my brrrr in different market and I have the same issue that after a refi to extract the value add, my high LTV property at current rates is large cash flow negative (not as large as only covering 50% of the mortgage).