I'm looking for any expertise out there who can provide some info!

Please for anyone out there who has the experience and expertise to give me an idea or direction to go with my current situation.

That gives you a much better idea of the risk/reward/hassle relationship. 

I recently had a friend transferred to Huntsville, AL. and they love it! Told me there is good potential for real estate investing. Does anyone know anything positive or negative about this area? 

At our company we like our clients to be involved as much as they want to be with the expectation of trust in our expertise for certain operational factors.Also, if the turnkey company has well-established policies in place for leasing, resident on-boarding, standardization of renovation approach (replacing capex items first and foremost), and property management, then they could be a good option for investors.Also, look to see if they have warranties in place to cover the renovations they have completed on the property.

I want to learn and perfect the business so I can pass my expertise down.

So, a good tenant in place who want to stay is GOLD to me.If you really feel like you want to keep the rent as high as possible, perhaps reward a good tenant with a small upgrade.

(metaphorically speaking...you should always build relationships before trusting anybody in a deal no matter their years of expertise).4.

I live in Dayton Ohio and am looking for investors who are knowledgeable and are willing to share expertise and assist in my early uprising in whatever way they can provide.

Sometimes your risk reward changes substantially with the types of projects you can get into for one vs the other.As some other posters have alluded to, time constraints drive a lot - a light rehab/cosmetic buy and hold is possible for navigating while having a 'regular' job - and certainly managing rentals while working is possible as well.The last one, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned this - is market specific.