I think it would be the right direction since we already decided to buy using a VA loan and live in SC. 

Is RentRedi as easy to use as Avail for posting the listing and managing the listing?

Consider managing remotely you'll have to be willing to travel 3 hours when needed or find a way to handle it virtually.

Managing remotely works until it doesn't.

I would focus on a strategy and you and your brother like (Do you want day to day management of a house flip?

I then decided to modify my criteria to look for deals that were 50+ units and found that I had much more success in that space because most credible bigger buyers aren't looking at deals that are smaller than 100 units. 

There is a free version that allows you to do the planning, analysis and estimating that I would recommend you try before deciding to purchase the full version to see if this meets your needs. 

I knew this 4 years ago and decided to build my real estate portfolio to get enough know how to finally get involved.

I was on the site and decided to look at my discussions and saw you updated it.

I have some flexibility but rely heavily on my team for admin work and the day-to-day operations of property management.