@Karen Margrave Im still interested in coming to the meetups that you were organizing.

Yup, property condition, vintage, neighborhood, tenant base, property management are all very important considerations. 

Am I correct that a condo, depending on area and neighborhood, could be a lower risk/maintenance investment for an absentee landlord as opposed to other properties?

Normal neighborhood house on a corner lot for a lot of parking. 

C & D neighborhoods in an around Cleveland would probably be what you want to do.

Spend time driving for dollars in Tacoma neighborhoods to identify distressed properties.

Hello, We have a triplex in a lower-income neighborhood in the Tampa Bay area.

no one killed that we know of so far but several injuries and a few neighborhoods hit pretty badly. 

Realistically, one checking account and an accounting system will meet all your needs and keep your business better organized than 7+ bank accounts.If you want to collect bank interest from excess cash, add a savings account.

Ideally I wanted to live in Lake View as that's my dream neighborhood, but I just didn't have the funds/income.