It is possible to self manage since this is only few miles from my house however I did want to account for PM fees in case I needed someone else to manage. 

In some cases, the house came back to them.

Old houses at super high prices. 

@Joseph DaviniI agreeBut I wonder where all the “housing shortage” folks and “interest rates coming down prices will double” people are?

He had smoke detectors in all rental houses.

I bought a house here but I am still remodeling.

Assuming that I left the whole area open like a beach house, the impact is VERY minimal, but has to be checked. 

It's a safely issue for us, as we live in another unit in the house. 

I’ve been looking around and the areas that I like, I can’t afford a house.

Please correct me if anything I say about my plan is wrong and I'm willing to learn/listen to more advices here.I'm currently living in PA will be paying off my house this year (only $20,000 left).