If you think you'll hand it off to your PM to run and take the great amount of passive income as your great reward, there is so much more to it.  

There's no reason to provide details, though I do let people know if anyone asks that we do not accept bulk up-front rent payments or anything like that because I absolutely do not want a prospective tenant to think that someone else swooped in with a bunch of cash last minute.

North Hollywood has a handful of 20-50 unit communities structured as co-ops.

We have a member round table discussion on Fridays at 9 am cst.And we have a calendar of events with events from area landlord groups and member meetups.While we are still on zoom we do try to find ways to still be able to connect and talk with each other so our events are not all just another webinar with people talking at you.Hope to connect.

Either way, there are several people who make this work all the time.

I am in talks with a couple people now.

I think the main thing people would point to as a red flag for Ocala is that it is not a large employment center like Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville and as a result may be more exposed to a pull back in values when there is a downturn. 

Anyone can live anywhere they want if they have the money, and sometimes houses are bought and then rented out without much background checking on the people moving in.

Ohio is a popular market for people in your situation. 

You've gotten a great response above from @Michael Plaks I'll also note that for this or any similar "strategy" people come across to just step back and ask the following: Does this have a genuine profit/business motive?