Once you have this team in place, you should have the foundation to invest in any market confidently while not being there physically.

A duplex could be an excellent choice to help you ease into multifamily without feeling overwhelmed.

You must keep the tenants security deposit at a bank that physically operates a branch office in the State of NC.  

This is an excellent post. 

Quote from @Dan Keefe: Hello everyone,I’m a traveling physical therapist but grew up in Maine and am looking to purchase multi families in Biddeford using an FHA and subsequently to house hack in.My question to the Southern Maine community is in regards to the rent data in Biddeford and Saco.

Ben Russell has done an excellent job of covering differences in the lease.

Even if you have an excellent team built with plenty of trust, it's really difficult to do this without having lots of face time and rapport building. 

This is an excellent question and one that often sparks lively debate in the real estate investing community.

Your advice about understanding the underlying accounting and how the numbers are generated is an excellent point—I can see how that would help me identify any gaps or inaccuracies in the financials.I also really appreciate the insight on how T-12s differ based on the number of units.

In the past when I am looking for a property manager I google to find all managers with physical offices in close proximity to my properties to narrow my search and ignore all sponsored adds that fake that they are local.Since you have self managed, you will be better equipped to "manage the manager".