Most of our properties are in the fastest growing county in the state. 

Just relax when someone points out facts, you transacted at an excellent time, there's nothing wrong or bad about that.

You can easily self manage 1 property with Zillow and Excel.

Excellent point and I am not even a foodie.

For analytical activities I still leverage trusty Excel and other data crunching tools. 

It's certainly enough data to point you in the right direction.Otherwise, here's an article I published on the fastest growing economies in the nation, and many of these places are quite affordable and good places to start (Cincinnati, Columbus, Oklahoma City, etc).13 Real Estate Hot Spots You Won’t Want to Miss Next YearI hope my perspective helped.

From the hotel side I know they have generally had excellent reviews, but from the condo owners, I'm not sure.

EXCELLENT response to the question. 

I'm aware of your investing initiatives as we are part of the MTR investor group that meets every Friday, which is excellently run by you.

(Only if you are SERIOUS about real estate as your wealth/career vehicle.)Make sure you join a brokerage that is large, established, and has a reputation for top performance and excellent training.Once you learn the basics and get out into the field to see the state of the market, you'll learn the price points and be able to know a good/great deal when you stumble across it.I have made some of my best (most lucrative) buys from meeting with a seller who wants to list, and when we discussed the price, I knew it fit my parameters, so I bought it!