From my information gathering, it seems Ohio (e.g.

Its SUPER simple, almost seems silly when you learn about it but helps a lot to manage the actual money coming in and being spent.

In most states, it seems, and I can certainly say for Ohio, the barrier of entry to become an agent is extremely low. 

Seems like a lot of good opportunities.

A large percentage of investors are managing them improperly, typically marketing and operating them like short-term rentals without realizing they are long-term rentals and long-term rental laws apply.I'm just trying to keep people from getting themselves into a pickle, but the masses don't seem to care.

Certain parts are extremely dangerous and seem to be getting worse.

You just can't seem to get away from the gunshots anyplace in Portsmouth. 

We have settled in around 1/2 of 1 months rent for deposit and seems to be working well.

I've tried hiring contractors but the cost seems so high it's hard to make deals work, so my question is where do you find people to hire full time for general work like drywall, flooring, painting etc......

Seems like short term would likely generate more revenue but not really sure about profit when you consider vacancy and property management fees of ~30% (I would consider remote management but I would think cleaning fees would still be ~$400/mo. which is high).