I see a lot of people buying class D rentals seeing it appears to cashflow then have one tenant stop paying and destroy the place to bankrupt themI do not want that to happen to you, so this is why I gave the options I did.

You appear young, Tim.

You have a natural advantage with other baseball players and providing them leases that fit their needs.Knowing a couple of others who have played minor league ball, your real estate strategy is going to be tricky because you will be very busy with baseball and it's travel. 

It does not appear that many newbies (or experienced) investors are buying much (transaction levels are at record lows). 

My expertise is property management & I could help you with how to choose the right property management company, but it appears you are planning on self-managing.

So, it APPEARS to me that what we have here is this1.

Our offices are in the southern parts of the US so naturally we're more comfortable with buying in our backyard.

They don't care about doing the right thing they care about hooking, selling and maintaining appearances just long enough to win business. 

Just curious, when you mentioned other strategies, did you mean strategies such as Air B&B, guest homes, glamping, things of that nature?

It counteracts human nature, which is laziness, greediness, self-centeredness.