At least not without a lot of expense and time-consuming jumping around between sites. 

The only reason the news media freaks out about down markets is they are consumer driven....and they're too busy stirring up angst to get ratings to bother commenting that down markets = lower prices = more affordable housing.The point I think we should focus on here is that we, as investors, can benefit from either and upward or downward trend.  

Instead of hanging my license with a broker, I'm opting to open a mom and pop brokerage with a realtor that has been in the business for 30+ years.  

The short answer is that yes, certain categories of retail such as apparel, consumer electronics and department stores, which are vulnerable to eCommerce, have been hit harder than others.  

Step 1: move out of the north east if possible. 2. call up your student loan creditors and tell them you want to lower your payments considerably or you wont pay them. 3. do the same with all other forms of consumer debt4. get a side hustle preferably online and put all of your money into the debt.5. learn your lesson and don't do it again.

Plus, I could opt to use a different property management company that might be less money, but wouldn't be located onsite.

Time consuming, but free.

BUT, however attractive bankruptcy appears, it’s not an easy process, especially since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Prevention Act of 2005 passed.

I am curious as to what some more experienced people think about this and if it's something they might recommend to a new investor, or if they would opt to find a property that would be postively cashflowing to as their first investment.Thanks!

Of course, if the management consumes a lot of time or you could find bigger, better deals I would look somewhere else.