Screen tenants throughly but reasonably.Depending on your area eliminate some ‘non value adds’ which can cost you time & money - water lines to fridge, ice makers, etc.Create a plan what you want it to look like - uniform color scheme in houses, common light fixtures, pulls on cabinets, etc.Even if it’s your first property tenants don’t need to know that - provide a brochure of business norms - when to call for non emergency issues, what is an emergency, how/when to pay, etc.After a few buy & holds and some procedure, BRRRR is a reasonable next step.Good luck!

I mean even to live there I would need the medical providers and electricity to be intact. 

Medical, academics, life events, entertainment, military, emergencies, relocation are some of the others. 

I manage them, and while San Antonio is only 1.5 hrs away, it does make it difficult to resolve any emergency items. 

If you're looking for a property you may want to try to find homes that are a bit off the beaten path or in emerging towns (stay away from "hot" towns) that people often don't look at, In this business you'll want to look for opportunities that others don't see in order to find success.  

You'll also need some kind of 24-hour coverage for emergency maintenance, legal and accounting support, and compliance (in most states, you have to be real estate broker - which makes you subject to State audits of your escrow accounts, etc -  to manage for other people).If you prefer to focus instead on building your real estate portfolio, or other things, then you'll eventually need to hire a third party property management company; You may be able to self manage 15 doors but what happens when you get to 50, 75, 100 doors? 

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@Eric Alvarez If you’ve obtained any injuries from service, make sure it’s documented in your medical record, and make sure that if you qualify for any disability, you get it, ASAP.

Also, I work at a large medical practice with other high earners that may be looking to invest depending on how things go with our first couple of deals.

Thats just the medical aspect.