Enjoyed the read and congrats on the baby girl, got a 15 year old version and it's the best my man!  

Note: I LOVE rewards programs- I pay for everything with my personal credit cards to gain rewards, and I consequently, I haven't paid a dime for airfare, hotels, or car rentals while vacationing in 5 years because of it.Thank you for your thoughts!

You're in a great position to enjoy some great results from REI. 

The real goal of eviction (in my opinion) is to simply get the tenant out so you can gain control of the property and re-rent to a new tenant that will pay rent.If the eviction goes all the way (where tenant does not vacate, you get a Writ of Possession, the constable shows up and you/your crew remove belongings to the curb) the tenant will have it on their record for 7 years.

Trying to find the best place to search for a property that I can put 10% down as a vacation property, while renting it out during the time of the year I’m not using it.

I own a short term rental vacation rental management company, we are the largest operator in our area with about 50 listings under management. 

I've found the same challenges with being the LL and hiring a PM is well worth the money unless you enjoy conflict.

I'm in NE Ohio and while I don't plan to completely "self-manage" (ie, do maintenance/cleaning/etc. myself) I do want these properties to be close enough that I can A) check them out personally when needed and potentially tinker/add improvements on occasion myself AND B) if they are vacant for a weekend, go and enjoy some R&R on short notice. 

We wanted a vacation home for ourselves and to let it pay for itself.

But for books I really enjoyed the BP books to be honest.