They can drive you nuts with repair requests and with vacationers they will want it fixed immediately.Personally I turned people down who wanted to sublease my house a few blocks from a marina. 

OrStay where I’m currently living. 20-30 min drive from to work.

Having a website with a we buy houses landing page and SEO the heck out of it will be yet another option as is driving for dollars. 

Whatever direction you choose understand that in any situations you're still "managing" something/someone: With PM you're managing the managerWith apps/solutions you're managing the systemWith self-management you're managing the tenantsNo universally right answer, your needs and short/long term plan drive the bus. 

With your drive and desire to learn and grow, you will have no problem finding a job working for someone who will help you to succeed.  

It’s like buying a 2 cylinder car… sure you can drive it down the road, but think if you had both cash flow AND Appreciation!

One thing that drives me crazy is someone who buys a deals and messes it up demoing things that don't need to be demoed or doing shotty work then re listing it back on the market and trying to make a profit off of it.

Don't try to drive yet, you don't have your learner's permit.  

Obviously no one wants to drive from Austin or San Antonio. 

My dream for years has been a 4plex I could drive by and check on without necessarily managing it, but I'm not seeing how people can rent for $1200-1500/unit and pay $850-950k for a 4plex and still manage to cashflow in any decent kind of way?