You have plenty for all of that.

You might be a redneck investor if - The strong smell of cate urine in a property for sale makes you smileA property for sale sign cause you to slam on the brakes A tenant threatens to call a lawyer and it bothers you about as much as them calling their chiropractor You can estimate $30K in repairs after a 15 minute walk around You know the comps of every neighborhood within 25 miles of where you liveYou have a contact phone number for every profession needed to buy, remodel or build a houseYou would rather walk a building site than a golf courseYou can lay flooring, hang a ceiling fan, and set a toilet without Google or YouTubeHalf of the employees at Lowes and Home Depot recognize you as a regular Your HVAC guy invites you to the company Thanksgiving lunch 

(They have plenty of handyman services)

Plenty of groups. meetup.com is your friend. 

We have about a million budget and are trying to decide between getting a tri or quadplex close to home for long term rentals and continue to self manage or invest in a short term vacation property up in the TN or NC mountains near a city with plenty of tourism (Gatlinburg, Asheville, etc.) what would you do and why??

Yes, there will be issues you will have to overcome that come with managing remotely, but PF/GB is a true vacation market that has plenty of resources to help you.

There are plenty of people around to help you each step of the way.

@Jon HuberThank you for the invite!

I'm sure there are plenty out there, or plenty of posts about it, but I cannot seem to find much. 

I really want to own plenty of rental doors and eventually get into larger multifamily properties.