Nice to meet you.   

Nice to see Zillow agreeing with every sales person from Buffalo LOL.Buffalo is a good market to invest long term if you get a good property, on a good street, in good condition.  

I lived in a college town and student rentals did very well as did STRs for parents coming in to visit their children.  

Apparently, when my sister parked in the driveway when visiting my mom, she revved her engine too loud and honked at her to intimidate her (according to my sister, she did no such thing and I believe her—we are adults).

Things are going well so far - I am using Grant Shipman's model (LivingSmith) instead of padsplit, which works great for me.How nice are the neighborhoods you invest in? 

For $1,500 renters in Cincy would expend very nice place on a quiet street and desirable area.  

It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.

So I used to work for a basketball tournament that played in Washington IL every year and so I often visited that town plus Peoria.

My mom lives in a nice house that she has paid off.

No, DIY is not the same as a virtual site visit or a study done by engineers @Dana YobstAs @V.G Jason said, you could very likely cost yourself more in time and money.