It is 100x easier if you are investing in your own state though, and a little smaller rate of return might be worth the convenience.

It is temporary, convenient, and necessary.  

In addition to a strong W2, I have a HELOC to lean on.

Depending on your strategy I lean more towards SFH only because duplexes are harder to resell

Also keep in mind that it can be hard to collect from tenants that don’t always have the means to pay their own rent if and when things happen.Yeah definitely would lean on PM to deal with tenant side of things.are you seeing solid cash flow/returns on the cheaper $70-80k sec8? 

I am leaning toward the doublewides for longevity and lower turn over purposes.

Other than that, I have been leaning towards 2-4 units.

So we were leaning more towards a HELOC.

I have my second call with them later this week and I am leaning towards joining.

My advice is to first identify the market where you want to invest.Stuart - I heavily leaning towards starting the Buffalo market, with very specific zip codes in mind.