Now if they broke down the invoice by line item and showed the break pads cost them $25 and they are charging you $170 in labor for the 1 hour of work how does it make you feel? 

There's going to be a learning curve but as you progress down the host road you'll learn what's needed to minimize your time needed on site.

Currently have two, a small one I manage myself and a larger one I have a property mgr run down in Phoenix (I'm based in Nebraska).

I want to put in 5 percent down on a single family house in metro Atlanta .  

My post broke the quick math down of your hypothetical situation. 

Pick places that are similar to what you are looking to buy.You can also head over to https://www.awning.com/airbnb-estimatorIt pulls the same data that AirBNB does and it is free.

I would certainly take the $80k to reinvest comparing to sitting on the equity over 30 years, but for the sake of my head not exploding with inflated numbers in the future, I wanted to only argue what it would look like to not touch the debt on the property as well. 

@Zak BeardTotally depends how much you have to put down.

After everything I read, it seems like it all comes down to "having a team", "if the numbers are right", and "finding a discounted property".Investing technique: Preferably BRRRR Method. 

I have narrowed it down to RP Capitol (Ron Phillips) and Memphis invest as turnkey/semi turnkey companies.