I am employed full time in software sales, and my wife is full time employed in Digital Marketing. 

I see promises for double digit buy and hold investment returns all the time, and they are few and far between in decent areas of town. 

Next recession will be a currency crisis.

you somehow figured out the market you are in is just on up and up ( first 6 months to a year of explosion) and you absolutely sure its only going to go up ( but stay away from turnkey companies, agents that use words like "cash flow cow" and  "guaranteed ROI in double digits"  because no one can guarantee you anything in this life... 

I currently invest out of the state I live in as well, because I can find double digit returns.

You may be able to cashflow in the mid-single digits.

When I work with banks on a short sale, they need a POF statement, but they don't  need a full account number...just the last 4 digits.  

I think the best one for what you specifically described though and for the size of your business is NowRenting.For $9 per month, it allows you to streamline those processes such as:Posting your listings to multiple websites at onceSetting pre-screening questions & automatic scoring of tenant leadsFree eviction, credit and background check reportMonitor the status of leads and tenant requestsSending digital rental applicationsCreating, sending, signing digital leases (w/the ability save, re-use & edit the templates) Collecting rent online (tenants can enroll in auto-pay, too) and delivered to your bank account via ACHAccepting & managing maintenance requests onlineAutomating notifications to tenants (rent due, rent late, eviction in process, etc.)Centralizing all communication (get a NowRenting inbox & phone number to keep your business life organized)Manage your properties from a mobile app or via browserCreating an easy custom website for all your propertiesIntegrating QuickBooksHope this helps, @Frankie Clark.

You also need a good, strong reliable Property Manager to handle the tenant pool in this category.You can upgrade to B- and/or B areas but the property taxes kill the cash flow and double digit returns however you will get more stability and modest appreciation.

Full disclosure, I also work for an education company in digital ad sales, and we are beginning to build our digital academy in the adtech space.