I think that's where people get super stuck.Everything looks great so they never actually pick one.

For majority of people I actually think self-management is the best route.

And, even though I had an owner-occupant clause on my duplex mortgage for the first 12 months, and didn't actually move in, no one ever caught me, or called my mortgage or anything.  

Actually youll likely see upward pressure on commissions due to this settlement.

Would they feel more of a pleasant experience while communicating with a business or the actually owners themselves?

Have you ever actually picked up the phone to talk to someone?

I actually live and invest in Springfield MO, I think it and the surrounding areas are great for fix and flip and rentals.

The IRS still doesn't like "short term" 1031s, with good reason - you need to ensure that you can 100% support that it was not a flip.This was not uncommon during 2020-2022 when prices were increasing at an incredible rate, I did have a few clients where they acquired a property that was truly intended to be a rental property, had a long history of buy / renovate / hold rentals, and then the market just blew up so fast that it changed the investment analysis for that property, or in several cases they actually just received unsolicited offers that they couldn't refuse.  

No one who has actually made a $1 million on one deal is going to have a plan that works for you.

My focus is on finding a discounted SFH or Townhome that can act as a live-in flip for 1 - 2 years to maximize rent potential before it actually becoming a rental for my portfolio.