It makes very little difference what you do having only one unit........until your relationship with that tenant turns bad.

@Justin WindhamYou are correct, I can see how it could be an excellent learning experience, (self educating) and the key would be selecting the right provider, one that is communicative and has the time and experience to provide answers when needed.  

For example, if there's a plumbing leak and they say they can handle it, politely decline and send your professional plumber over instead (or do it yourself).Always keep the relationship business-like.

We had a revolving 0, giant goose egg, and we were both savers but had one of those nice A frame relationships where weird things happen as the top of the A crumbles... 

Looking for an excellent property management for a triplex that is 3 hours from my home.

Many people will do a few flips to up their capital to the buy and hold but mostly as they do they are building relationships with local banks, credit scores go up and they get a line of credit fron the bank.or.......go with a 2nd- home improvement loan and try to get that for the debt that you owe on you cc.

The tough part is the 1031. to buy great deal it take time waiting in the wings to strike. as far as financing I would work on relationships with small banks in the markets you want to invest in, probably on the commercial side of things, many wont like that you live out of the state you want to own in. so you will need to knock on a lot of doors. 

Build a relationship.

I agree if it is a large market being in a hadicap situation would be an excellent marketing tool.

In the past month, I have made good relationships with about a half dozen buyers.