There may also be a STR insurance specialist in your area.

I’m comfortable with these areas for now.

There are a ton of brick quads just north over the river in Cincinnati to choose from.

I've calculated the IRR that includes appreciation, pay down, net cash flow;   a batch of my houses in a high appreciation area i earning 60% IRR (modifiec)/yr.  

These guys are having fun because there are a lot of scammers and gurus out there selling LLC creation services and Wyoming Trusts and Cook Islands Trusts and if you believe all that b.s. you will end up needing to cash out refinance soon in order to access that equity in order to pay for all their services plus an accountant to keep track of the mess.

Or if your'e living in it would you feel comfortable in that area. 

Quote from @Paul LaValley: I live in Tucson and know Tucson really really well so I want to start here and then jump up to include Phoenix area. 

I'd love to hear people's thoughts on the current market and any success/fail stories in the Phoenix area.

It depends on the area, and relevant comps.

Quote from @Ryan Raven: You can usually be a property manager without a license as long as you are a direct employee of the owner.