There are ways to reduce the burden of short-term rentals such as hiring cleaning, a management team, etc.

Hello,I plan to purchase rental properties out of state using combo of turn-key and/or local team for long term holds.

Anybody have a good property management team they can recommend in the greater Atlanta area?  

To make a decision on the route to take, you have to do some homework first which entails, learning how much $$ you have/need for each, how much financing if any will you be qualified for, what's your level of expertise in either, will you have partners going in, do you have the team of qualified professionals for each.

You definitely should add an attorney to your team and speak with him/her about that in more detail from a legal aspect.From a tax standpoint, an LLC doesn't really do anything for you - your share of income/losses is passed through to you and reported on your individual tax return.If you have any other tax questions, happy to help.

would love to team up with an agent and build a great relationship for future investments 

@Leon Kanon Chicago is a great market for investing but an out of state investor like yourself needs to assemble a team first.

I am a Veteran first time home buyer, and I believe a quad would be a great foundation for this journey.I am looking for a realtor/investor preferably someone who works with a team, and has connections with contractors.

@Johnson Michael its all about the team.

I would love to look for my team perhaps through these forums, and I'd love to fly out and check out the neighborhoods.