The #1 FUNDAMENTAL FLAW I see self-managing landlords and way-WAY too many PM's do is NEGLECT the entirety of the BUSINESS of things. 

I would be happy to do an assessment and see what I or my business partners could do for you. 

Down by Buckeye area is closer, esp to the airport.But don't forget about these new chip factories and other BIG businesses moving into the west side.

I even met my business partner on here who started as one of my realtor clients and we are now on our 2nd project together.

The same question is analyzed every day by millions of businesses, investors, wealth managers, financial analysts, and corporate treasurers world wide.

An exception may be someone with a VERY strong personal financial statement. 

(if you study the financials you can try to pull that out)Lesson Learned - The sponsor holding period if too long after initial funding (wire) can really skew Year 1 returns as you can see in my chart.  

From all accounts, he's building a great GC Business. 

The reality for many is that life gets busy, the half-day trip to the property is difficult to cram in, and that property management is tough.

I've been in real estate development a long time, and most of the folks I know doing it either grew up in the business, or most of them know it from working for a larger builder, i.e. as a project manager, forward planner, acquisitions, and eventually went out on their own.