And before I get roasted here for bursting bubbles: apply for a large DSCR loan and tell them you have no experience as an operator...

If it were good, so many people wouldnt shy from their experiences. 

Gain some experience and some REAL confidence not just false bravado.

Out of state and PM intensive don't always go well together unless you have experience or a concrete plan.Akron as a whole I do believe to be a great cashflow market even in these days of little cashflow.

If anybody has any personal experience or any good books/blogs, I’d love to hear about them – thanks!!

Our goal is to transform your business by:Freeing you from micromanagement: Focus on strategic initiatives while AutoOps handles the day-to-day.Boosting customer satisfaction: Real-time job updates, contactless billing, and a streamlined experience keep your customers happy.Empowering your technicians: Spend less time on paperwork and more time completing jobs.Streamlining your admin: Improved organization and reduced workload mean less stress for everyone.AutoOps goes beyond basic task management.

You get some cushion and reduce future outlays while picking up his experience...

Does anyone have experience with property managers and renting by the room.

Looking forward to legal advice for LLC opening. any referrals who have experience with international investors? 

One of your biggest challenges will be separating all the online fluff from reality.EXAMPLE: several S8 "gurus" have already been exposed as frauds, but unfortunately, they sucked in thousands of investors.You're an engineer, use your education & experience to start building up a logical approach to investing in rentals:)Start with this:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.