It sounds like you're already convinced on self managing, so I won't beat the dead horse.As for jumping over, there are a few things to consider:* Do you have the time to build out a listing quickly? 

Some cities are protecting every last piece of them, meaning you will never be able to build a new high rise in the dead center of a city like Maastricht, Amsterdam or Brussels.Outside of those, huge office buildings have been converted by big firms these past few years.

If probate turns into 2-6 month process the deal is dead. 

This may be my 'delusional' nature talking, but the view count shouldn't necessarily bolster your confidence too much. 1500 people might view a dead squirrel, but that's usually not all that 'educational'.  

I now reinvest it outside of real estate to generate better returns than dead equity.

Lol this post was brought back from the dead

it would have taken me 1 hr, but a guy waived me down, and long story short, went to his house and chased a dead lead, but hey, what the heck, it could have been a real live one. a lot run on sentences in this reply

Dennis' explanation is dead on with one exception - your credit isn't destroyed forever.

That model of course is dead and put to bed. 

Given that 4 month dead zone, it’s often in the best interest of northern state PMs to do anything/everything possible to fill a space prior to the October cold snap drop-off.