These properties will appeal to certain renters but it's going to be a tiny minority and you'll have plenty of competition for that limited demand.

We have a rural lake house, but it is on a paved road in a tiny little lake town.

There is a beautiful style fan that is black and has gorgeous wooden polished fins that would look stunning there!  

Standalone brick and mortars like compass are the ones that are burning through money and taking it from the agent and customerBH is not really publicly traded....sure the big conglomerate is, but the real estate piece is a tiny portion of this company. 

There are a TON of tiny/small towns in MN where $70k will buy you a house outright that will definitely cash flow.

Probably right, aiming for 1000 sqft livable space so not super tiny but still your point probably holds. 

Are there tiny gaps between the floor boards?

And since it's just that, you were able to keep 95% of that tiny net, but X10 that is $240,000.00 so at same tax rate you have $192,000.00 net from rents.

Buy a lot of these if you renovate plastered houses.Learn how to use a block plane to shave down wooden doors.Don't ignore hearing and respiratory PPE.

Then on the other end of spectrum I see the work aholics with their 60 hour or more weeks with money and migraines but little to no fun in life.Then there is that tiny percentage that has the secret sauce where they work so many hours and cap it but also make a lot of money and get the most enjoyment out of everyday.