I've taken all the major options to consideration such as book keeping, accounting, taxes, payments, maintenance/trouble calls, price of software etc.At this point, I'm looking for the most balanced option that will best help protect myself and my assets.

As one of the nation's leading SEO experts, I can tell you that their SEO is based on black hat and grey hat SEO  and it is mostly based on low-quality backlinks.

You don't find markets to invest in based on your budget.

So the work is harder than managing your own rentals.As others mentioned, maybe you could help a local PM company in the area or, of course, you could start a PM company based on your state licensing requirements. 

Based on my clients1.

Fix and Flips are different, you are running more of a product based business and needs to be tracked a different way, that one is more of 2 hours a month/flip to make sure we are classifying it correctly and tracking it as a project. 

Any other options anyone can think of? 

Also i suspect there is not as much offered here over existing options as some believe.  

The other option would be to do it early to enjoy—it's up to you!

Hi @Keaton Vols, congrats on the house hack and getting started early.As you're aware, there are many investing strategies you might consider, though if your aim is to expand your portfolio then BRRRR investing is a great option.