How desperate one would have to be to do it for free or less than half of what they net now?

I am thousands of miles away in Vancouver, WA. 

Give someone an inch and they'll take a mile. 

OOS investing is not as easy as advertised, and if you pick a market thousands of miles away based solely on numbers it may be tough to build a network and get started. 

@Miles Hobson Does this seem like a good approach?

I know them all , happy to help BTW you do not need a PM you need a " maintenance coordinator " Half the price of a PM with the same service 

We have 10% cost for PM plus half of 1st month rent for placement and the fees to do maintenance, etc.

But it’s not my fault that that (smaller) investor does not make sure that no DNC-registered number is ever called by his out-of-the-country VAs in the first place… In any case, like I said, pure speculation on my part.I own properties in various states, but it seems that my half a dozen in TN get the most attention from them.

Though it's about 1hr - 1hr and a half away from me, I try to get out to Providence every few weeks to check on the properties.

Hi Edgar,I worked for management company in Janesville that handled a half-way house.