Lakes take about ten acres of flow locally to gain an acre of lake to maintain without a well. 

The tenants are a couple of young  brothers who I'm finding are treating the house as an apartment an do not realize they have some responsibility in maintaining the yard and reporting any leaks or damage. 

Make sure you handle your funds correctly and maintain that corporate veil. 

It's a hard balance to maintain.

Best decision, it is within an hours drive on uncrowded highway so my wife is the primary PM and I sometimes get involved.Having 12 doors under one roof is a breeze to manage and maintain.

Purchase a property for you to maintain and get a feel for ownership.And now for the details - For a SFH (single family home), you could rent out a room, or build an in-law unit - if you can.

That's called maintaining the property.

I have long term rentals where people will maintain the property because they see it as their home even tho they are renting.  

Tesla's with their long range and all wheel drive capabilities are going to maintain the current large share of EV's that will be in that area.

considered Gulf Shores or Myrtle Beach as areas I know, but we are at or past the mid-point of rental season and would not realize as much income from it, adding in cleaning, any needed licensing, possible local mgmt of it.What are first timer investors looking for in today's market?