@Amery CastanedaI own a property management company in the Rio Grande Valley and can assist with any PM needs you might have.

Your number will grow exponentially, not linearly and your blind spots are expenses that you are too frugal to manage today but will eat at a higher price tomorrow.The goal should be to eliminate expenses via consolidation, have multiple sources of income, and carry low risk(debt). 

Once stabilized, I then concentrated on the operation and created my own management and maintenance team to free up my time.

I am looking to self manage an STR management operation.

Tack on the anti-landlord laws that CA is trying to pass ("Justice for Renters Act") and it just didn't make sense from an investment prospective for me. 

I own and manage several STRs here in Atlanta as well would love to connect!

.- I'm happy to share my contractor, lender (conventional, construction, or hard money), property manager, etc. contacts if you do choose to continue investing in WA.

But I would say it really comes down to management. 

Hey Abby,I am a Mortgage Branch Manager and my team specializes in working with investors.

I still manage my own properties myself today and have a decent structure in place for that.