HUD issued new guidance in 2020 that helps alleviate some of these issues.

Some people have sewer connections to alleviate this issue but renters would need to be made aware if that is a restriction.

One thing that may alleviate some of your worries is to maybe have a backup handyman in case your regular guy can't get to something quickly for you. 

A really good PM may just alleviate most of your concerns.

I am also considering local investor partnerships, which may alleviate some of the burden of having to travel to see opportunities.

The way you flip is hold on to them for a couple of years, then do the repairs, then sell.You could potentially sell to someone who doesn't care about title insurance, buying for cash, etc, but that still doesn't alleviate the need to not do repairs that would not get paid for if the previous owner redeems. 

That alleviates any issues with the SD and damages.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/2...A section of the actual SBA loan agreement also states:"USE OF LOAN PROCEEDS· Borrower will use all the proceeds of this Loan solely as working capital to alleviate economic injury caused by disaster occurring in the month of January 31, 2020 and continuing thereafter and for loans of more than $25,000 to pay Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) lien filing fees and a third-party UCC handling charge of$100 which will be deducted from the Loan amount stated above."

Without knowing your entire financial picture, it does seem that you’re capable to sustain it as you do not have a debt and are still able to take the depreciation, deduction, vacancies, in your taxes so it’s still alleviating some of your tax liabilities. 

Subfloors have been screwed down to alleviate creeks and squeaks, kitchens and bathrooms have been prepped for tile.