If you can get the systems in place, self-managing is quite possible.Many mid-term rental operators are forced to self-manage because most markets don't have a mid-term rental property management company.I travel quite a bit while managing 46 mid-term rentals but I have a good VA, cleaner, and contractor.

There is also a TON of stuff that comes up just because the property is new - figuring out cleaners, laundry, etc etc etc. 

I wanted to buy a robot vacuum cleaner Roomba 960, but then I found an article comparing Roomba 960 vs Roomba 980.Who then used any of these models?

We ship directly to the cleaner, no arranging pick up needed.

They were all pretty nice, but be aware that you’ll be paying a lot extra for unnecessary stuff (they overprice for furnishing the common areas and having a cleaner come every so often.)

We've had to go as far as showing tenants how to change AC filters, how to use granite cleaner (and only it on the granite) as adulting isn't easy for some folks.2. 

A lot cleaner/simpler.

Pay cleaners ~12k in 2022.

We had to evict a nonpaying tenant that I inherited from the previous owner of the fourplex last week and I asked her to have the unit cleaned up and rehabbed by cleaners and contractors which she agreed to work on.  

Often times, these new owners will be desperate to sell their old houses ASAP.Contact mortgage companies; they may know of people wanting to sell their old house/last houseHire bird dogs (sometimes even through craigslist “help wanted” ads)Send mailers to Bankruptcy court listingsSend advertisements, business cards to Accountants and CPA Firms: They have clients with financial problems where an investor can be of help.Send ads, mailers, business cards to real estate attorneysAdvertise “We Buy Houses” using Apparel with Logos: Hats, T-Shirts, Golf Shirts,Send to anyone getting their car repossessed: If the car is going the house isn't far behind.Send ads, business cards to carpet cleaners: Many of their customers are preparing a house for sale.Send mailers to charitable groups/churches: They frequently receive gifts of real estate, but they'd rather have the cash.Send ads, business cards to City & County Inspectors: Code violations and red tags.