The Operator or the HammerThis is the person that actually runs the physical asset - property and asset management, project management - takes care of the day to day gritty details of operating rental property.

I believe there is information on each of the persons profile that I mentioned.

The only exception is finding a drywall person and general carpentry person; that's the only jobs I try to find an individual person for.

It's definitely ramping up, and I do recommend caution and personal research as well, but that is true for any out of town investment.

My perspective comes from a lot of personal experience, including a couple of properties I chose to hang on to for many years, because it would've been more expensive to dump them in the interim.

Again.... from professionals I haven't met and friends whom I know personally that run their own companies...I am curious, what is your policy on hiring friends (whom own their own companies) to work on your properties?

For that reason, I personally don't buy properties that fall under an HOA.Food for thought!

I appreciate the detailed suggestions and personal experiences you shared.

From what you've showed, I'd say your main focus should be working on your personal finance foundation rather than diving into an investment.

After 1 investment property it's easy to be over your personal DTI ratio and to keep going you'll likely need a small local bank that looks at the debt service coverage and the risk.