Driving in the snow in the winter is the biggest draw back as far as I'm concerned.

In many cities, counties, and states across the country that is a prohibited form of discrimination based on source of income.

BP is an excellent source for vetting turnkey providers, simply by looking up the companies using the search function.

Any suggestions on how to learn more about this from an accurate source?

I have had this happen twice in 5 years.The biggest issues that are more common with poor PM's are bad tenant screening and lack of inspections.  

Your PM would be a great source of information on the process.

My biggest motivation for doing this is to be able to achieve financial freedom, hopefully within 10 years, so that I can focus on other things without being too preoccupied with money matters all the times.

@Alefa DaleyIf you haven't already spoken with someone on my team, you should check us out as another source for deals for you.

How do I fund a reliable source to act as proxy for inspection?

Our biggest housing crash in decades happened because banks and lending institutions got willy nilly on their policies and were making exceptions all over the place as to what they called a 'qualified borrower".