They have been long-distance self-managing but it seems like they haven't been able to fully optimize the rental income. 

Got an amazing deal on this place considering it is walking distance to the beach 

I'm sure that it's taxing emotionally to have to deal with tenants as well as making the commute. 

Its better with long distance to get the right property as the wrong one could be a huge time/money suck.

The core 4 is David Greene’s long-distance investing strategy and consists of a realtor, contractor, property manager, and lender. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...

Short of buying a property in cash and having it managed at a distance with a professional property manager, I think you'll find that the hassles and headaches of "traditional" IRA real estate investing just isn't worth it.

If you have a multi-family property, then you have to figure out how to make the tenants share the responsibility or you hire someone to handle it for them.You have to consider insulation, maintenance of weather stripping on doors and windows, servicing the boiler/furnace, winterizing sprinkler systems, disconnecting garden hoses from hose bibs, and much more.It's very risky to manage rentals from a distance.

I can't believe paint traveled that distance.2.

I would start locallyThere's no substitute for being hands-onand you can't house hack long distance

That distance can make a huge difference.