The responses were:2 disconnects, 2 wrong numbers, 1 "we don't do that", 3 answering machines, 1 receptionist, and 1 that just continued to ring.At that point, I figured I would rather travel a bit and work with a real specialist in the subject regardless of their location.I actually put "attorney atlanta" into BiggerPockets' search box.

A two year program in welding, machining, or HVAC can write their ticket.

I'll take a 8% CAP on one $500k Seattle house all day over a 9-10% cap in Atlanta on 5 $100k houses - fewer headaches investing locally, less management, and fewer washer machines to break lol.

That is maybe "a" part of the greater machine, but that's not it. 

Those are cash flow machines.  

All the while you are dishing out money to keep the machine going, but nothing's coming in.

I have never been the big corporate machine type person.

I self manage 22 STRs, with the furthest being about 6 minutes (3 miles) from my house.If I had some tips to give someone managing a STR from afar, I would say change the agitator dogs in your washing machine ($3). 

With wholesaling, you have little liability with your money, gain exposure in finding good deals, and creates a deal generation machine that you can later use for other RE investing strategies (x3 WIN). 

Long-lasting happy tenants is what is feeding the machine and allow us to get +ve cash flow.