I am a very communal, tribe before self type of person even when I have such little to give I offer what I have for the good of the team.

STR can provide more cash (potentially), but its a high risk high reward strategy - if you invest in the furniture, staging, photos, and management or self manage, there is a lot of time and money invested.

Good morning,I’ve owned a MF in Euclid, Ohio for a few years but just recently started to self-manage it.

When you transfer retirement funds into a self directed account you can certainly buy real estate with it. 

Multifamily is the most common one, but some groups also do self-storage facilities, student housing, commercial properties, and others.3. 

Self-managing isn't for everyone, and I respect that it worked better for you.

I wonder if this is sufficient.  

I know someone recently who had a NY loan and they could not find a servicer to touch it because it was being self serviced - so they had no way of selling it as no investor would take on that risk.The other concern is usury laws.

I self-manage, but I understand that's not a practical option for most people.

In my case, I have residential rentals in one LLC, commercial properties in another, self storage in a third, and my real estate company operates in a fourth.