There is no limit to how many properties you can self-manage.

HEY BP!! I'm just getting started on my real estate journey. I've done a live in flip before I knew what it was but since joining here I've learned so much. I'm looking for some recommendation for some attorneys and I...

So if you are looking for an drywall guy you might ask the guy who does trim work and doors.In my limited experience most GC's will ask for 50% up front. 

Either your friend is hiking your rate to cover his compensation, or he put you on a lender paid mortgage insurance program to limit your monthly payment, but at the expense of up front closing costs.

@Dominick Stogner a 1031 exchange is a hugely powerful tool that allows you to, essentially (of course there's plenty of paperwork) exchange one investment property for another without paying taxes on the sale of your property. 

Adds to upfront cost but saves the homeowner many times over through reduced energy costs while being for the "greater good" or reducing the need to build $400 million carbon-producing power plants that homeowners pay for at every end.

Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000 Per LocationGeneral Aggregate Limit  $2,000,000 Per LocationPersonal & Advertising Injury  $1,000,000 Per OccurrenceMedical Expense Limit  $5,000 Any One PersonDo you think $380 is alot for extra umbrella in these 2 states?

They're so ill-considered, with such terrible consequences for the future of our city, that I kind of want to up and move and sell all my properties, which are all within Portland city limits. 

I talked a roommate into co-signing with me so I could get a house with my limited credit. 

If you're investing out of state, you have a lot of options to choose from since you're not limited by geography.