But I get it takes away one who does really hard work tracks a sale that fell through the crack and the opening bid  is super low..

If your material participation consists of mostly time to manage bookings, this may not make logical sense with a low number of stays. 

I'll be able to shed additional light on the situation once I better understand the perceived risks you are looking to protect against and better understand the duplex. 

They had cleared it, put some gravel in of some sort, fenced it with barbed wire on top, manual gate on tracks and flood lights in the corners.

I mostly do condos in Edmonton because of the low downpayments and cash flow similar to a single family home without needing property management. 

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Just update that lighting to make it look warmer and you should be good to go.I would create a separate bank account for the place.

Are you choosing to work in this market, or are you randomly making low offers on Zillow properties that are high days on market? 

What specific feedback can they give you as to why you are getting low offers?

I would only do so on light rehabs or with contractors I have a lot of trust in.