1) House hack or buy within a 2 hour drive.

All houses are rented to long term tenants.

We are looking at a house on the West side of PCB and wondering everyones recommendations- would you choose a house- 2 blocks from beach with a golf cart- (I can link the VRBO for anyone to see) or go with a Townhouse in Horizon South.  

Might it help if she manages and we don't have PMs for some of the houses?

We bought a rental property 2 years ago and it took us a year to renovate so we are in our first year of renting. 

We are a few friends with special needs kids, who want to book and buy houses adjacent to each other.

You might consider house hacking a small multifamily (2-4 units) for your next home.

I've found many excellent wholesalers I do business this way.Another approach...just Google "sell my house" in your area and there will be at least 3-4 paid ads, and dozens more unpaid that will pop up.

He has even come to my personal house to pick up money and some things I ordered from Amazon to be installed in the property, and fronted some of his own money to keep things moving while I wait for the draw from my lender to clear.

He wants me to call him tomorrow to set up an appointment to see the house.