In '09, when I was ready to dive back in head first, I found a decrepit 10 unit(3 units occupied in atrocious condition, 7 units uninhabitable) that screamed, "BUY ME!"

I was just wondering if this is a "run away screaming" kind of thing or not

It's not critical to get a screaming deal on the SFR to make this work, so there should be plenty of opportunities, as the county population grows by 10,000 every year for the next 20 years.

And I really, really don't want to spend all day answering the phone (or dealing with paying someone to do only that) to get a couple of leads where I show up, get screamed at for making low offers, then drive home questioning my existence.

Front door is where company/visitors go to.

Figure out what you are looking for and scream it all over town to everyone who will listen!!!

Tenant calls you when they are at property, check the camera, and open the door.Our experience--even with a lockbox that has an individual code generated for each visitor , there is no accounting for what happens to keys. 

That's one way. another way is to call a contractor and ask for a budget without a site visit. Or

I spoke to a Waco-based investor at a conference the other week, and he mentioned that the Silos now get more visitors than the Alamo!

She constantly screams at her kids and her kids are noisy.