Move few miles west to Virginia and electric is much cheaper and credits suck so payback is 17 years.

When you say "manage" I hope you mean move to the area and live on site.

I moved from Florida to start investing in Columbus.https://www.zillow.com/learn/hottest-housing-markets-2024/

Ask some simple questions, then ask them to show you their kitchen, bathroom and one other room.How those rooms like, is how yours will look soon after they move in...

I stumbled into my 1st deal when my parents' neighbors decided to move and preferred to sell off market.

I have to be scrappy, nobody is going to bail me out if I lose everything because of one bad move. 

There is a chance I have to live here for the duration of my lease, which ends August 31st.to help save cash, i'm considering doing a STR on my property for 2-3 months while i have moved my stuff there and live between my new home and my current apartment. 

Same if debtor moves out of house.  

I am from Pensacola as well and moved to Columbus, OH, due to the rapidly growing city. 

Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?