Not as walkable, however, as some of the neighborhoods that you have referenced here.  

If you start in an affordable Sunbelt city like Birmingham or Montgomery, for example, you can acquire a turnkey rental in a B or C neighborhood for around $120,000.

Comparing Amazon to Bitcoin is like comparing your local pawn shop to Walmart. 

Today almost all houses in these neighborhoods are investor owned, with a high proportion of Section 8 tenants.

In my ideal scenario, I would do some more entry level projects to start off while I learn the ins and outs, but my goal would be to eventually work on more luxury flips - larger scaled projects in more desirable neighborhoods (though fewer and farther between).  

Pick a desirable neighborhood where your home will appreciate and go for it!

I'll have to shop around and see if I can get something better. 

i am confident i can manage the relatively small amount of requests, and have heard some good things about apps and software that are a "one stop shop" for landlords that allow payment, leases, and repair requests. i have one out of state rental property with a plethora of options for handymen and contractors around. i have been paying a property management company 8% plus all of their inflated costs of repairs and fees and with insurance going up it has really opened my eyes to my margins not as healthy as i would like.do you have a certain product you have used or use or would recommend?

(And if so, how do you prevent everyone in the neighborhood from using it?)

@Julie Philpott Franklinton is a very gentrifying neighborhood.