I figure if I start out with a low maintenance property, I can lower the learning curve and decrease the stress of managing a business and rental property myself to allow me time to figure things out as I go along. 

When I first started cleaning out my house, there were 3 young women and a child living in the attached house. 

I enjoyed what I did building cool bridges and hotels, but I was not too fond of the daily in and our grind.Jumping ship has brought bigger challenges, but I am happier tackling them with people I love working with.With respect to real estate & being a landlord, it's honestly something I do NOT ENJOY that much either (dealing with HOAs, repairs, vacancy, etc.)...unless you can buy properties and completely offload the property management, which was and is hard for me to do with my scarcity mindset. 

Huntsville, Alabama, is rapidly emerging as a top real estate market in the South, driven by its growing population, strong economy, and affordable housing options.

I am new to real estate and wanted to get started house hacking.

I'm trying to find a good program/app to manage collecting residential rents.

We self-managed 20 properties while working 2 full time corporate jobs pretty easily.  

I'd like something that I could manage from afar when I'm not around.

My question is, can I pay my husband, who is not on the title,  as a property manager for his time cleaning and repairing a unit I own?     

Happy to help look at properties in the Orlando area too and we do manage for other owners too.