That happens in a couple ways- but your best bet is to find an investor friendly agent that will let you tap in to their network.

I bet on the DST people to at least break even and give me cash flow. 

Your best bet is to establish a website and do SEO for that market.

Feel free to reach out any time! 

Your best bet is working with a licensed agent who can pull accurate MLS data and understand what you are doing... 

Now he uses property managers and I would bet dollars to donuts those professionals aren't offering cash for keys.I have 15 years experience managing 400 rentals and I have never offered cash for keys.

There are going to be three levels of addressing this 1) things you can simply go there and do anytime (pick up pet waste and throw it away) 2) things you can do given proper notice (enter the unit and inspect, repair damage etc) and 3) things you can only do given proper process/procedure (notice to vacate, increase rent etc.)

Bet, they will say: “I want to keep my house”.Do you all understand you are targeting the wrong people?

Perhaps not a trend to consider across the city but any neighborhood that would attract college educated young professional families seems to be a good bet if you wanted to focus on this asset type.I plan to build 12 townhomes as a second phase of a condo/townhome project in a good area of Mount Airy near the Chestnut Hill boarder and even though I’m likely to years away from being ready to begin phase 2, my current plans are to keep the 12 homes as rentals for the precise reasons I outlined above.  

Anytime someone says they don't want the credit hit, their credit isn't very good.