When it dies I won't replace it with an ice maker but they were over the moon to get the rental and this is the second set of tenants that said we don't care about the ice maker.

You absolutely can, it will just limit the buyer pool a little bit!

I am sure some will do it with phone and e mail etc.. but I suspect they miss the best deals.Just like top wholesalers they have buying agents when a lead comes in that buying agent is over to the house and meeting with the folks ASAP so they can lock it up.. if they are non owner occ then yes this is different but now your talking about investors as sellers different mind set .  

Portfolio lender, they’re limited to certain counties though.

If I did set out to invest in the local area, I would scrutinize the numbers like crazy and be extremely conservative with my estimates.

Listing at $2000 gives you room to accommodate voucher limits while still capturing the maximum rent possible.

It’s ran like a business, not a personal investment.Given the heavy workload I have being the CEO/founder of the wealth management company, my wife has set up a well oiled machine on the property management side, due to her perfectionist drive however, it still means that she's constantly dealing with tenants and toilets and replying to items at all hours of the day and night.

Quote from @Neeta Agrawal: For context, we gave the tenant a 60-day notice for non upkeep and no repair communication in 2023 and then extended it for 30 days upon his realtor's request, setting the move-out for May 31, 2023.

There are limited number of companies and equipment. 

This tends to be more time intensive and more for someone that has a lot of time and limited income as you may find a "home run" type deal with some effort/energy.