However, (personal opinion) I do believe that the Beltline represents a real, physical asset that will help values stay strong in the long term (assuming you don’t overpay).

If you don't mind providing some data for me to reference I'd appreciate it, but understand if you want to keep some or all personal--namely I'd be interested in approximate location, bd/ba count of your property and the rent % increase (or if you're comfortable sharing actual prices) implemented between your last tenant and current one. 

B grade property walks are attended by my children to run around and tell me which bedrooms they would pick if it was their home.43605, 43608, 43609 are the popular zipcodes for bottom-budget value purchases...I manage a ton in these areas and my personal portfolio contained over 40 43608 properties at the peak. 20% of these properties will be crazy money earners, 20% will be astounding money pits, and 60% will fare average.I have evolved into the nicer 43612/43613 for my personal portfolio and find the properties earn consistently and far smoother than my 43608 houses. ($80k renting for $1200 vs $40k renting for $800 multiplied by the ratio above vs boring consistency of the nicer area) Oh and I have zero excitement for apartments.

Since you have a banking relationship with them they can help out with lower rates. 

Duane, I personally do not like to finance an entire deal, for that matter I like to have a very low debt ratio.

Another concern is the massive personal mortgage my father obtained in 2021.

I've personally enjoyed success in Northwest Philadelphia, particularly Mount Airy.

House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

This topic can be very specific to each person's situation. 

My personal rule of thumb for profile age is that if the profile was created before 2015-2016 (when the internet started to get a bit crazy with misinformation ahead of a certain presidential election), I'll generally proceed as long as they're interacting like a normal person (not a bot) and their profile looks otherwise legit.