Number one hire a property manager you both are comfortable with.  

I did this myself and did not hire a realtor.

We have also looked into hiring property management, but we live in a rural area and although these companies exist near us we have found that their average occupancy rate is in the 70-80% range, where last year my occupancy was 95%. 

Is there a meeting of Notes Investors in the Triangle area of North Carolina - or perhaps a virtual group?

See below for the criteria of the group;OOS InvestingUsing BRRRR methodcan have 0 or 10 deals under your belt absolutely no requirementsActively pursuing deals/knowledgeAble to attend weekly/bi-weekly meetings (virtual or in person)No past experience required!

The advantage of directly owning is not only having complete control, but also the ability to create sweat equity when you are cash poor.Really your best choice is probably to hire a property manager.

This right here is why 2019 is the year to hire a CPA.

Caterpillar is moving a new facility here, Raytheon is looking to hire on over 2000 new engineers, and more office workers, there is talk about Texas Instruments moving back, and potentially even IBM.

Does anyone know if you want to do virtual wholesaling in other states if you'd need an LLC in each state you're wholesaling in?

And even though virtually every sponsor agreement allows me to share investment information with others who might be advising me on it (especially when club members are bound by an NDA), I still ask the sponsor if I can share it, because it's a test.