@Robert Henley - As an active investor and agent in the area, I've help loads of investors get themselves setup for remote self management. 

In judicial foreclosure states, you have to file a lawsuit to foreclose so I've gotten used to the process of borrowers putting up defenses, which is very similar to these 4 lawsuits where the borrower is the plaintiff.Our servicer has been named as a defendant in the 4 cases, 2 of which were by the same borrower.At the beginning, you need to be clear on who is defending whom.

Self employed tax returns don’t show true income. 

Or do you think you have the self-motivation needed to succeed without this initial investment?

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction.There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guidesAlerts can be really helpful too: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts

Another thing to keep in mind as you take on more properties is your ability to self-manage.

Self managing is also a good idea, because it saves you money and gives you experience in that area.

Instead, I would suggest seeing if you can find a 'caretaker' / renter who wants a parking & garden space for their self-contained tiny home on wheels, trailer or rv.  

However I do so because of my ability to build out teams over there so that I can self manage.

I'm completely self employed which is why I was struggling getting conventional financing to buy my own property.