Sure it starts getting warmer out and people (buyers) start looking again for homes. 

Is it any harder now to find a deal or is it the same as always, just a different group that learned that real estate actually does require work?

Option 1) Find another PM  Option 2) Manage from a distanceI've already accumulated many tips so happy to share anyone!

One of the questions I hear a lot from newbies trying to do their first STR arbitrage unit is that they can't find landlords willing to try it.

I have a duplex that I owner occupy here that works great, however finding a new deal that makes sense is difficult in Madison.I grew up in the Janesville area but really am not familiar with it anymore in regards to the neighborhoods.

I recently explored several top mortgage companies to hang my NMLS mortgage license with and if you have decent credit and a down payment, banks are finding ways to get you qualified.

So, in my opinion, the time for this sort of due diligence would have been before you invested (rather than after).At this point if you visit and find a big problem, it's likely going to be like trying to close the barn doors after the cows have already all left.The one possible exception might be if it's a problem investment (which you didn't say it was)...and you are wanting to try to "shake up" management by visiting. 

I have a few questions related to DSCR loans that I'm not easily finding the answers to online so I thought I'd post some of them here to glean this community's insights.

I can pay for all my problems using the cash flow from my current rentals.

EXACT same way you rent to a cash tenant.