If you have money but are afraid of that aspect of Real Estate you should consider flipping, or lending (to me, at 10%, just saying). 

@Saji Ijiyemi I don't think there's enough "meat on the bone" to constitute this being a good deal, as the others have said.

My main reason for posting here would be to probe the community for ideas that I may not have considered yet (since I have only been researching for a week or so).

they all have a great pitch with glowing reviews and often the deals look good on paper and Often Turnkeys are so sanitized that there is little to no meat left on the bone .

Doesn't look like enough meat on the bone at current prices and rental costs.  

Also, they understood that in order for said exit to work, they'd need to leave plenty of meat on the bone for me - they did.

Generally there is more meat on the bone but ti does take additional work on my side.

. $180k buy on even a $280k ARV doesn't even sound like enough meat on it for the amount of work it needs, assuming it would need kitchen, baths and cosmetics on top of the bigger things.

I Have a W-2 job that I absolutely love and have no desire to leave for about 20 more years, which will put me at age 51.

@Kiera UnderwoodOkay gotcha, thanks for clarifying...Not likely an option for me at this point with a family of 6 (including myself) in our existing home.