I'd take a look just south of the West gate of Barksdale - across the fence from the hospital.

@Dana HollandAt this point I would just wait the 6 days.

White brick is actually quite popular amongst modern reno's at higher price points -The bars around the gates should be taken off if the HOA allows... sounds like it isn't a high crime neighborhood. 

You are likely to make the most mistakes on your first property so make the mistakes small ones but not purchasing too much property straight out of the gate.3.

This house is also in an upscale guard gated community that requires their own background check be done and they must approve the tenant before I can rent to them.

It gets me in the game in a big way in a hurry, but I don't know enough to jump in that big out of the gate.   

Bottom right corner assessment y/n and then Sid/lid y/n (a charge in my area when building new houses to cover streets/lights/gates/other public areas.

Dana DunfordThe automatic text and email reminders for showings is a great idea!

If on the other hand you buy in quality neighborhoods with high rental demand, then high quality properties attract high quality tenants that are willing and able to pay a higher rent to live there and your screening job is 90% complete right out of the gate ... still need to reserve 10% because there are nut jobs and basket cases applying to rent occasionally in any market, but then if you have a line of otherwise qualified tenants also wanting to rent your property as you would in such a neighborhood then it is much easier to tell them to "GTFO" as Amit M. so eloquently put it :)

They asked to install a wall-mount TV, and a gate on the patio so the kid could go out and be contained.