The actual operator has a 2nd degree connection to the investor. 

I’m looking to buy some single or multi family units for long term rentals that would provide at least a moderate degree of cash flow.  

This is a huge variable and the answer is it cannot be predicated with any degree of accuracy.

Establish your budget, the kind of property (duplex, triplex, or fourplex) that interests you, and the degree of property management participation you desire.2.

My medical degree to diagnose my illness being due to mold came from a Cherios box- it was on the back of the box I just cut it out and pinned it to the wall."

America took a 180 degree turn as we witnessed. 

When wrap head around this simple truth, it is understood how it can vary, how inputs ARE and will always be required to various degree and various repetition.

There can be financial/business reasons for having a separate management company, but most create the management LLC's and believe collecting rent through a separate LLC shields them from liability by creating a degree of separation which is not the case. 

Is there a forum, on Facebook or elsewhere, where I can learn about the conditions of the real estate market in Mississippi ( I realize that each county has its individual situation, to a degree) and ask questions? 

When I checked it, the unit was 61 degrees.