I am out of conventional loan slots and need to continue to purchase. 

how much would it cost to begin,continue, and finish this whole process?

I'd say self manage to learn the in's and outs.Shop your PM's continuously.. bookmark and build relationships to use down the line as you plan on scaling out.Beauty is you will know what to look for when you eventually hire out..........you've done it yourselfDevils Advocate comment:How much time are you willing to allot to self manage and are you willing to handle the waves that come with it?

There's a free version that gives most of the features but it does have ads.

Ladarius I had and continue to have great success in the Hampton Roads market.

I thought I might do some brokering in the city while continuing to invest upstate.

There's a free version that gives most of the features but it does have ads.

2) Do you just avoid this problem by starting in one market and continuing to invest from afar after you PCS away from that market?

If it were me I would continue to look for another, better deal.

So I say just continue to have conversations and talk through what is important to both of y'allHope this helps,Nick Leamon