With a natural in and use owner occupied housing, you could likely end up with 1-2 houses a year (each in a new city).The other option is when your baseball career is over, you will most likely end up back in your home town, so you could start the brrrr process there with maybe your parents checking in on the work the contractors and property managers are doing.Best of luck.

We are General Contractors and part of why my cost for the conversion is so low is because we have the resources to pay at cost and the property is located in a county with lower labor costs than other parts of California.

Consider bringing in an experienced property manager, contractor, or mentor to guide you through the process.

After years and years of being frustrated by how tough it is to find honest, communicative contractors, I decided to start a Handyman/contracting business.This is NOT a solicitation.My question is – What are Property Managers / STR Owners / Investors looking for when they need a handyman and how are they finding them?

The Detailed Engineering Cost Estimate Approach is typically used for the purchase of used property.SURVEY OR LETTER APPROACHOnce a site inspection has been completed and all components of a property have been determined, your specialist will send a survey or letter to the contractors or subcontractors to request they provide the cost of each of the items.

Also, grow your contractor lists, maybe make posts about their work.  

It also gave me a month to order furniture and think through the decorations and line up contractors so all in all, it was a win to keep the rentals. 

The seller had a military contractor job with security clearance.

Every thing you read in these forums about rehab, contractor and landlord mistakes, I've done it.

PM's will have plenty of contractors to help streamline the process for you and limit your liability when dealing with contractors.