I self manage and don’t plan on switching to a management company until the mortgage is paid off.

I wouldn't call my self amateurish as much as inexperienced. 

In my case it was a tiny portion at the edge of the property and had little effect on me.Yet another possibility is that this garden and the encroachment has been there for some years and the neighbors may have gained possession of part of the property via adverse possession.  

If you are ready for sub-to, have private lenders ready, friends with self directed IRAs, friends who you can wholesale to and belong to a large REIA then you will be able to do something (and monetize) with just about every deal that you come in contact with.Its like the handyman who owns a hammer.

Goodafternoon BP family has anyone have hand written on there yellow postcards if so was it effective is that's much better than paying a company to do it for you???

Self-management vs hiring out - either one is fine, depending on your circumstances.

The other key to these floors is the cheaper ones will be effected by direct sunlight.

STRs absolutely can and will cash flow - if you self-manage (completely possible long-distance) and if you have an appealing property in a solid market (PCB certainly seems to be).  

Some of the "substance" can be take it or leave it, and you can potentially be a little more self-directed.  

As a self-employed musician, I finally have 2 years of high tax income being shown, and I have some cash to buy now in Los Ange.