But I also am not blind to the statistics.

(and in some cases I'd say especially if you do) ... you still need to put in some serious work to do your due dillegence, network to get referrals, vet the team members and property thoroughly, constantly stay on top of them to trust but verify that they are doing you right and not robbing you blind, and fire and replace them if they are not ... there are far more bad operators out there than there are good ones, and odds are excellent that you will need to go through several duds before you find a champ, even if you are doing all the due diligence described; ask me how I know this.

As a real estate agent I work mostly with investors (many buying "blind") on the Gulf Coast of FL.

After repairs were done, the wife then asked for new windows and new blinds, and I agreed.

Assistance animals perform many disability-related functions, including but not limited to, guiding individuals who are blind or have low vision, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to sounds, providing protection or rescue assistance, pulling a wheelchair, fetching items, alerting persons to impending seizures, or providing emotional support to persons with disabilities who have a disability-related need for such support.

So when their precious little angels flush toys down the toilet they pay for it to get snaked, and when Spot chews up the blinds they pay to replace them.

This is an example of why cash reserves are a very important part of your investment plans.Home Depot offers a project loan that will be good for a lot of materials and some installation of things like flooring, doors, blinds, HVAC or other mechanicals.  

@Seth Williams provides a ton of high quality information to get you started.The basic concept is this: Identify a market, compose a list of property owners using good fresh quality data, and send them blind offers to purchase. 

So now I'm on this one man crusade against a world that ignores the fact that over one million of us in the US aren't blind, but we don't quite see great either.  

(no central air)-Mini blinds?