I do it myself and takes 20 to 30 minutes a month (did it yesterday for Dec), with about 7 of those minutes for 1 property in Blount County, TN which requires the form to be manually filled out, write a check, address an envelope, scan doc and check for my records and walk it to my mailbox.

The house build  course is pretty straight forward  and walks you like a baby through  every step from finding the land and entitling it to building and selling.

It's the simplest way and walks them through the entire STR process.

They provide fake checklists saying units are repaired according to agreed-upon inspection reports only to walk in to a home that is more damaged than it was during escrow.

If you really want to dig deep, pretend to be a renter and schedule a walk-through.

Quote from @Gregory Chadwell: I've sold properties to out of state buyers using facetime and walking through and discussing the property pro's and con's.   

Seller will owner finance the portion she can.To those who have been walking down this path, how are you funding these projects?

I went from barely breaking even to walking away with a very comfortable profit.This experience taught me two critical lessons:Never give up when the situation looks bleak.

GC walked off the job.

We usually redo the concrete walks or steps if they are old, graying and in need of repair.