I list REO and corporate owned properties. 

They just look after their own good.

While it's true that hotels pay more, we don't own/manage multiple properties.

This doesn't seem correct to me as the way I understand how collections works is the collection agency now owns that debt. 

Hey Austin, totally can relate with you being from an expensive real estate market - I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

No offense, but if you can't evaluate deals in your own city, why are owners hiring you to manage their assets?

If you sell a property in one year or less after owning it, the short-term capital gains is taxed as ordinary income, which could be as high as 37 percent.

I've been in construction for almost 20 years at this point and I've decided to start my own business.

I currently own two properties, one of them is cash flowing nicely in Arizona. 

You have to have someone fill in the gaps for you.You can do this on your own, don't get me wrong, but the time loss and the costly mistakes don't make that approach worth it, in my experience.