I want to stay in the short term rental business so my intent is to use the gains to buy 2 single family homes in a cheaper home in the outskirts of the city on a strategic location.

We have a 14-page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

Hi, everyone, this is my first posting and I wanted to present this situation to you and get your feedback.I'm a student who is going to buy a duplex with the intentions of living in one side and renting out the other.My questions is should I really scour for a side by side place or should I get one that is top/bottom.

Not sure the purpose or intent of it. 

Ive been struggling to trust Realtors and Property Managers but hopefully after I gain some traction Ill be able to build a strong reliable team around me

Ill check them out. 

It's already been noted, but...I'm seeing $0.00 down for property management and that you plan on doing that yourself.So, if everything goes well... you've bought a second job.On the other hand, if your wildest dreams come true and you own the entire neighborhood by this time next year, you need to hire a property manager to handle your two dozen units at 10% each.... and this one is netting -$5 a month.Or something goes horribly wrong, (Illness/Injury/Drafted into a secret army to fight vampires).You can't defend America's precious bodily fluids and manage property effectively.

Ill shoot you a message so we can chat about the market up there.

Currently I am looking at single family homes with the intention of transitioning to multi-family properties requiring rehab work. 

@Ian the intention of this post was not to determine whether or not I could "handle" the fact that the tenants had "all" of the power, but, instead try to find tips and tricks to shorten the wait time for evictions. :-) Thanks for your input though.