I would highly encourage you consider House Hacking.

Yes, you do pay interest on this debt, but the returns outweigh the expenses. 

I had one accountant give a quote that was quite high for a small number of properties, and Quickbooks eliminated their desktop platform.  

Who here is making 2-3x returns on their STR? 

One suggestion I've heard is to look at return on equity from renting it or keeping it.

I've since sold them.Now I only flip to sell, low volume, high margin.

Agents always need high-quality photos of properties.Property Management Assistant: You can help property managers with tasks like tenant communication, coordinating repairs, and administrative work.

@Brett Deas,there are several factors here:First, if your investor base is used to specific assets, where they have full(ish) visibility of the asset, convincing them to invest in a blind pool fund is hard.Second, it looks like you graduated high school a couple years ago, so presumably your track record is only 2 yrs old.  

Taxes are also paid up, however the place is vacant now and the grass is 2 feet high.

This way you wouldn't need to provide paystubs, W-2s, tax returns etc.