It's close by and I actually have plenty of family in the area; so it's an ideal area for me.  

I would love to shadow someone or have a mentor but I know that is not ideal. 

@Shri Kanase There a few resources to use when making your decision, but the ideal things you might want look into are:Tertiary markets with populations over 70,000, you don't want to be the largest owner of properties and this will make sure there are enough people to flip homes to. 

Tenants can set up auto pay for their rent through cozy.

@Eric Littlepage it sounds like the property management company opted to have an auto renew of 12 months, most auto renew leases into a month-to-month, I have never seen someone do a 12 month auto renew at a residential property.

Ideally the reserves would cover anything that came up, but you never know when a large unexpected expense comes up. 

Ideally, I could have a couple of these going in a couple of the cities I have on board.I almost feel like I need to find a mentor type of person who can see what I see and be altruistic enough to help me expand and grow this vision.Thoughts?

Ideally, you want to find a good lender who is quick to run the numbers for you.

Current financing available, construction costs and how to reduce them, appraisal trends, best practices when building on investment properties, rental values, design trends, how to minimize the construction time, ideal target markets, which city's DOB's are helpful and which aren't, preferred vendors, etc.

I'd like a partner who ideally has invested before and understands the process investing entails.